Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	88.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	143% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '19 at 11:53
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 275 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 775 81% 652 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 88.3 Parallax 164 88% 120 fps	MRender 86.2 Gravity 111 Splatting 122 89% 107 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$33 2,425 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0802B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 79 119 94 57 195 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 1,386 Write 538 Mixed 655 SusWrite 146 149% 681 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 221 4K Mixed 34.1 213% 96.4 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 501 DQ Mixed 12.3 112% 254 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 179%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 42GB free Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 85 110 140 142 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 418 Write 237 Mixed 205 SusWrite 129 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 31.2 4K Mixed 16.6 66% 22.1 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 68.9 DQ Mixed 42.7 46% 76.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 56%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 189GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 84 85 85 84 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 104 Write 98 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 84.2 64% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 450GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 136 138 137 139 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 136 Write 82.5 Mixed 72 SusWrite 136 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 114%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 384GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 115 119 124 123 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 114 Write 111 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 121 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD Samsung M378A5244CB0-CRC BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD Samsung M378A5244CB0-CRC 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 31.2 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 32.1 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 103%

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Typical Z170-K Builds (Compare 2,836 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,124x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	550x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	360x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	271x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	231x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	199x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	67x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	97x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	76x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $759

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16