Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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 Drive	114% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	10.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '22 at 00:05
Run Duration	403 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 265 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 759 80% 637 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 176 Parallax 173 139% 173 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 177 Splatting 118 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 307 300 301 300 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 307 Mixed 301 SusWrite 305 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 49.8 195% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 265 221% 320 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 128%
WDC WD40EZAZ-19SF3B0 4TB 3,479 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 155 155 155 156 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 175 Write 138 Mixed 95.8 SusWrite 155 32% 141 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 12.7 4K Mixed 1 30% 9.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 9.6 DQ Mixed 1.3 2% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 38%
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 103GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 132 132 132 133 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 493 Mixed 355 SusWrite 171 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 62.6 226% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 319 251% 349 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 110%
Liteonit LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GB 11,477 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 115GB free Firmware: DC8110D SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 420 423 423 418 406 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 430 Mixed 308 SusWrite 412 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 45.6 167% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 190 181% 283 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 101%
Realtek USB 3.2 Device 256GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 238GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 233 240 240 234 240 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 477 Write 447 Mixed 396 SusWrite 266 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 46.8 4K Mixed 31.8 105% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 167 128% 175 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 90%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 500GB 4,692 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 280GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 396 398 399 399 400 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 308 Write 160 Mixed 232 SusWrite 396 62% 274 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 28.5 89% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 152 120% 167 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 83%
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 448GB free Firmware: UH510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 50 10 81 267 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 464 Write 386 Mixed 220 SusWrite 123 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 44.8 4K Mixed 9.5 59% 23.2 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 88.7 DQ Mixed 9.1 32% 71.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 106%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 241GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2333 798 800 806 807 804 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,727 Write 2,512 Mixed 1,921 SusWrite 1,058 460% 2,055 MB/s	4K Read 71 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 100 336% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,650 DQ Write 1,459 DQ Mixed 1,501 1,140% 1,537 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 355%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 272GB free Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 364 365 365 346 341 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 970 Write 530 Mixed 368 SusWrite 367 124% 559 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 47.9 199% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 662 DQ Write 417 DQ Mixed 462 365% 514 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 155%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBR2 BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 16GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 26.2 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 26.7 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 87%

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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	1,107x
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	338x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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