Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95.1% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	35.9 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '23 at 12:16
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 87.3 1-Core 117 2-Core 231 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 404 55% 408 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.5% Below average	Lighting 40.3 Reflection 52.3 Parallax 32.9 33% 41.8 fps	MRender 36.4 Gravity 42.4 Splatting 37.6 32% 38.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 146 145 146 143 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 444 Mixed 348 SusWrite 171 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 47.7 162% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 344 262% 353 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 115%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 112GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 154 153 154 153 153 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 459 Mixed 375 SusWrite 181 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 50.5 170% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 352 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 871GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 107 104 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 73.3 Write 76.5 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 105 57% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G KF3200C16D4/16GX KHX2133C14D4/4G KF3200C16D4/16GX 40GB 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 16384, 4096, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	81.8% Excellent	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 26.9 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 24.9 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns

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

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Typical Z170-K Builds (Compare 2,810 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,111x
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	340x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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