Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics117% 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.
Boot Drive66.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z170-K  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160506
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateAug 31 '21 at 18:33
Run Duration276 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 (72nd percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 109
2-Core 245
82% 148 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 695
69% 560 Pts
64-Core 692
43% 692 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 151
Parallax 150
124% 151 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 134
Splatting 118
117% 147 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 117%
Great: 123%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
5.51% Terrible
Lighting 7.3
Reflection 9.8
Parallax 8.7
6% 8.6 fps
MRender 9.4
Gravity 9.9
Splatting 0.2
5% 6.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.51%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 138 137 142 142 110 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 297
Write 204
Mixed 222
SusWrite 132
48% 214 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 29
130% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 168
127% 168 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 85%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
298GB free
Firmware: SBFKKB.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 465 463 467 461 465 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 413
Write 347
Mixed 356
SusWrite 413
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 98.1
4K Mixed 40.5
154% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 176
163% 247 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%
Seagate Desktop 500GB
466GB free, PID 3300
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 44 44 44 44 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
21.5% Poor
Read 43.3
Write 40.5
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 43.8
55% 40.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
98% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 21.5%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GE2666C16K8 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.2% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 23.2
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 24
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 27: 4R 2G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
27% 26% 27 315 231 60 27" 1920 1080 ACR02CA S271HL
History: Score 10: 1R 1G 2B | Score 27: 4R 2G 1B
Typical Z170-K Builds (Compare 2,816 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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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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