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 (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	97.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170208
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '20 at 14:49
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 (98^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 272 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 745 75% 607 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-128M6M mSATA 128GB 1,674 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: DM7110F SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 311 299 313 311 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 312 Mixed 260 SusWrite 309 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 41.9 149% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 186 167% 253 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 86%
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 256GB 11,716 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 25GB free Firmware: X4152012 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 502 Write 477 Mixed 348 98% 442 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 53.8 191% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 232 197% 289 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 90%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 22GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 148 146 139 147 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 419 Write 162 Mixed 221 SusWrite 145 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 47.1 189% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 186 141% 191 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 88%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 123GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 274 275 274 274 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 482 Mixed 438 SusWrite 293 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 59.8 212% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 229 208% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 118%
Seagate ST500LM000-SSHD-8GB 500GB 13,141 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 53GB free Firmware: LVD3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 96 95 95 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 78.2 Write 71 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 95.4 50% 68.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.7 327% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 22.1 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 23.2 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 90%

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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	1,121x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	548x
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	270x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	228x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	198x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	85x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	67x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $748

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16