Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170-K  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180516
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 03 '20 at 04:01
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 131
2-Core 245
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 694
68% 554 Pts
64-Core 693
43% 693 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,693
Write 1,510
Mixed 747
291% 1,317 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 63.2
233% 87 MB/s
DQ Read 1,067
DQ Write 1,052
DQ Mixed 982
759% 1,033 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
52GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 135 157 148 120 143 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 282
Write 203
Mixed 234
SusWrite 140
48% 215 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 39.2
155% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 171
134% 182 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 85%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
836GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 8.7 8.7 8.2 8.2 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
76% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 23.6
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 23.7
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 76%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-K Builds (Compare 2,810 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $754
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