Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	70.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	177% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150717
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '19 at 14:21
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Memory 63.7 1-Core 52 2-Core 91.5 43% 69.1 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 348 33% 275 Pts	64-Core 445 28% 445 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6170) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.9% Very good	Lighting 87.3 Reflection 101 Parallax 84.5 71% 91 fps	MRender 85 Gravity 82.5 Splatting 89 70% 85.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 794GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 846 896 1039 1085 1225 1143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 1,376 Write 1,242 Mixed 735 SusWrite 1039 246% 1,098 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 44.5 4K Mixed 35 122% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 600 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 474 351% 470 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 302%
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230 5,159 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 146GB free Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 333 384 401 426 406 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 370 Write 378 Mixed 257 SusWrite 379 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 33.2 120% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 309 235% 317 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 110%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 547GB free Firmware: MN6OAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 132 Write 133 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 108 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 20GB free Firmware: ML6OAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 91 92 93 105 123 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 99.7 Write 103 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 99.7 66% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 73%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: MN6OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 111 110 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 140 Write 146 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 110 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 85%
Seagate ST3160811AS 160GB-$45 4,832 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 36GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 67 71 71 71 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 69.8 Write 33.5 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 70.2 39% 53.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 913 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 25.7 76% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 16.4 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 117 34% 117 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 108%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,117x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	546x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	357x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	270x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	226x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	198x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	67x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	96x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	76x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	67x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $754

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16