Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 158%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 135%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics191% 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 Drive46.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180516
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '22 at 23:38
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User MNE-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 106
2-Core 249
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 716
70% 574 Pts
64-Core 708
44% 708 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
191% Outstanding
Lighting 275
Reflection 258
Parallax 315
224% 283 fps
MRender 317
Gravity 236
Splatting 178
192% 244 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 191%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03070103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 37 33 33 35 36 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 318
Write 52.5
Mixed 60.6
SusWrite 38.2
25% 117 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 45.3
4K Mixed 25.4
98% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 11.3
DQ Write 44.3
DQ Mixed 34.4
24% 30 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 100%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
57GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1H5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 224 239 350 234 255 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Read 348
Write 146
Mixed 245
SusWrite 274
57% 253 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 30.8
120% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 207
174% 246 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
275GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 160 161 161 161 156 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 143
Write 138
Mixed 47.5
SusWrite 158
88% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.6% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 11.9
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 15
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-K Builds (Compare 2,813 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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