Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	173% 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 (15%). 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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '20 at 21:20
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 764 82% 652 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$33 2,425 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0802B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 390 554 414 299 554 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 1,412 Write 41.2 Mixed 245 SusWrite 383 112% 520 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 46.8 263% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 419 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 16.4 101% 236 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 179%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 42GB free Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 151 108 66 89 34 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 436 Write 338 Mixed 220 SusWrite 101 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 30.4 4K Mixed 12.3 58% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 71.7 DQ Mixed 37.9 44% 76.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 56%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 159GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 22 34 42 53 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 95.7 Write 85.5 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 43.4 53% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 552GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 201 204 203 198 202 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 121 Mixed 84 SusWrite 200 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 516GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 129 128 136 130 132 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 132 Write 128 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 132 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.8% 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% 3100, 3100, 3100, 3100 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 30.8 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 31.4 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 103%

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Typical Z170-K Builds (Compare 2,810 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,111x
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	340x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	67x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $754

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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