Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.8% 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	19.8% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 3840 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '23 at 16:02
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Memory 54.3 1-Core 108 2-Core 200 65% 121 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 530 55% 445 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	4.76% Terrible	Lighting 6.3 Reflection 20.9 Parallax 7.8 5% 11.7 fps	MRender 8.1 Gravity 8.4 Splatting 0.3 4% 5.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.76% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 362D) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 535.98 Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Lighting 18.9 Reflection 20.8 Parallax 16.3 15% 18.7 fps	MRender 23.7 Gravity 22.3 Splatting 16.2 16% 20.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team L3 SSD 240GB 463 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM07.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 3.6 44 150 105 77 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	19.8% Very poor	Read 206 Write 132 Mixed 14.4 SusWrite 72.5 23% 106 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 26% 6.13 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 99%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 57GB free Firmware: 2.28.20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 118 118 121 118 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 373 Write 148 Mixed 181 SusWrite 119 45% 205 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 63.8 4K Mixed 29.1 107% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 120 98% 141 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 82%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 684GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 114 114 113 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 118 Write 117 Mixed 105 SusWrite 114 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 74%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 807GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 108 108 102 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 129 Write 97.9 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 106 134% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.8 211% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 63%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 467GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 40 40 38 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 40.2 Write 40.5 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 39.7 52% 38.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 54% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905625-062.A00G 4x8GB 298 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	44.3% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 8.4 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 146 28% 146 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 101%

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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%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,114x
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	342x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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