Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	135% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	18 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '20 at 01:01
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 84.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 246 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 692 68% 558 Pts	64-Core 701 43% 701 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Zotac(19DA A510) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	135% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 181 Parallax 191 154% 187 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 162 Splatting 113 126% 160 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ct500mx5 0 500GB 2,476 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 258GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 22 41 44 46 45 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 119%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 122GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 107 104 109 115 115 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 348 Write 336 Mixed 245 SusWrite 119 59% 262 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 51 4K Mixed 8.7 66% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 34 81% 165 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 70%
WD WD20PURX-64P6ZY0 2TB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 89 90 90 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 93 Mixed 47.2 SusWrite 89.2 59% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 81%
WD WD5000AADS-00S9B 500GB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 77GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 80 79 80 80 80 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 72.5 Write 73.2 Mixed 39.3 SusWrite 78.9 48% 66 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 54%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 707GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 39 39 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 37.8 Write 38.5 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 38.2 50% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.3 170% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/16G Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.6% Average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 11.9 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 14.2 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 50%

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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	1,117x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	547x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	358x

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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	67x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $754

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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