Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 163% UFO	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	215% 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	77.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	18.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '22 at 15:44
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 83 1-Core 115 2-Core 220 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 559 60% 475 Pts	64-Core 612 38% 612 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 1454) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	215% Outstanding	Lighting 318 Reflection 306 Parallax 342 259% 322 fps	MRender 363 Gravity 261 Splatting 194 214% 273 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 201 196 190 190 189 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 465 Write 203 Mixed 227 SusWrite 199 60% 274 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 31.1 108% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 198 170% 256 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 94GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 70 71 70 69 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 76.9 Write 81.9 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 68.9 54% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 87%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 106GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 81 78 79 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 85.2 Write 63.4 Mixed 53 SusWrite 78.7 52% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK8GX4M1D3000C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 24GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.5 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 19.4 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 99%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170-K Builds (Compare 2,831 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,123x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	550x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	360x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	271x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	230x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	199x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	67x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	97x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	76x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $756

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16