Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 144% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	217% 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	89.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	18.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151116
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '22 at 16:34
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$219 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 85.2 1-Core 119 2-Core 226 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 637 66% 530 Pts	64-Core 639 40% 639 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.9% 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 (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	217% Outstanding	Lighting 323 Reflection 311 Parallax 343 263% 326 fps	MRender 363 Gravity 261 Splatting 195 214% 273 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 290 295 289 281 264 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 436 Write 397 Mixed 386 SusWrite 285 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 33 130% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 238 204% 302 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$30 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 62GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 69 70 69 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 85.5 Write 99.6 Mixed 78 SusWrite 68.9 62% 83 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 87%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 112GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 81 84 83 82 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 79.3 Write 79.8 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 82.5 55% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.5% 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 below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.7% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 16 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 18.4 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 53.7% 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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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,125x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	551x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	361x

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	231x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	199x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	87x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	67x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	98x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	76x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16