Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 198% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 171% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	202% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	341% 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	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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '21 at 09:05
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 858 89% 718 Pts	64-Core 860 53% 860 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Lighting 291 Reflection 270 Parallax 308 237% 289 fps	MRender 350 Gravity 257 Splatting 190 209% 266 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 497GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1983 1718 1726 1713 1715 1723 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2,004 Write 2,276 Mixed 1,826 SusWrite 1,763 444% 1,967 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 80.9 289% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,582 DQ Write 1,333 DQ Mixed 1,443 1,085% 1,453 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 347%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 212GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 487 491 491 490 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 486 Mixed 326 SusWrite 490 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 48.6 185% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 152 167% 281 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 116%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 398 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 877GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 55 48 40 38 38 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	12.1% Very poor	Read 52.3 Write 134 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 47.4 14% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 31.9 4K Mixed 1.3 23% 12 MB/s	DQ Read 4.8 DQ Write 33.4 DQ Mixed 1 6% 13.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 130%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 15.5TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 4TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 184 183 185 187 180 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 16% Great: 65%
Toshiba MK7575GSX 750GB-$63 7,628 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 698GB free Firmware: GT001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 54 70 49 59 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 77.8 Write 65.4 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 58.7 40% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB 4,782 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	83.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 25.5 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 27 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 96%

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

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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	1,117x
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

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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