Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 192% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 162% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	207% 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.
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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '21 at 11:56
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 739 79% 627 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403E) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Lighting 308 Reflection 264 Parallax 307 251% 293 fps	MRender 329 Gravity 248 Splatting 181 199% 253 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2353 Write 2,281 Mixed 1,638 465% 2,090 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 80.2 267% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,106 DQ Write 1,381 DQ Mixed 1,260 946% 1,249 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 87GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,161 Write 5,042 Mixed 1,000 823% 3,734 MB/s	4K Read 293 4K Write 240 4K Mixed 254 897% 262 MB/s	DQ Read 1,496 DQ Write 1245 DQ Mixed 1,271 979% 1,337 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 65GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 315 316 315 316 314 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 458 Mixed 444 SusWrite 331 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 61.5 204% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 128%
Samsung D3 Station 3TB 1,520 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 903GB free, PID 6124 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 94 94 94 90 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 135 Write 53.9 Mixed 57 SusWrite 90 103% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 79%
Ut163 USB2FlashStorage 1GB 288 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 1GB free, PID 0163 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 2 2 2 2 1.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	3.63% Terrible	Read 12.4 Write 1.7 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 1.9 5% 4.67 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 2 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.63% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB-$92 8,498 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 30.5 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 31 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	6	60	31.5"	1280 720	SAM0F35 U32J59x

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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	1,114x
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 $109Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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