Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	25.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	42.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '20 at 22:29
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 88.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 264 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 528 71% 528 Pts	64-Core 512 32% 512 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2845) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.9% Poor	Lighting 30.5 Reflection 32.7 Parallax 39.3 25% 34.1 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 37.1 Splatting 27.8 28% 34.9 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 250GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 390 26 45 15 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 456 Write 395 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 87.3 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 18.3 4K Mixed 11.4 53% 16.2 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 27.8 DQ Mixed 34.1 34% 57.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 102%
Toshiba MK6465GSXN 640GB 1,578 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 313GB free Firmware: GH101M SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 82 83 83 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 78.7 Write 79.3 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 82.3 49% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB 9,275 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 27.6 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 25.8 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 86%

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

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	1,111x
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 $129Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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