Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	45.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	209% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150828
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '20 at 06:21
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st 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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	54.5% Above average	Memory 69.8 1-Core 114 2-Core 168 68% 117 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 363 35% 288 Pts	64-Core 478 30% 478 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.9% Average	Lighting 55.6 Reflection 57.9 Parallax 56.4 45% 56.6 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 57 Splatting 51 47% 58.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB (2019)-$300 4,259 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 102430WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1700 1834 1314 1322 1318 1338 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,218 Write 1393 Mixed 1,612 SusWrite 1471 323% 1,423 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 27.2 115% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 828 DQ Write 776 DQ Mixed 920 658% 841 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 320%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 147GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 375 399 399 324 180 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 417 Mixed 357 SusWrite 341 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 53.9 183% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 59 61 61 60 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 93.2 Write 97 Mixed 49 SusWrite 60.5 55% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 55%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 535GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 159 145 182 181 181 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 9.5 Write 42.7 Mixed 13 SusWrite 159 40% 56.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.5 155% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GB 4,792 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	55.7% Above average	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 20 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 11.3 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	1,117x
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 $94Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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