Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.7% 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)
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 (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150717
Uptime	9.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '23 at 11:47
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$146 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	65.6% Good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 104 2-Core 194 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 280 8-Core 343 40% 312 Pts	64-Core 363 22% 363 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 77%

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: 535.98 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Lighting 46.3 Reflection 47.2 Parallax 42.1 38% 45.2 fps	MRender 36.4 Gravity 43 Splatting 37.2 32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 443 Write 416 Mixed 364 91% 408 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 66.1 4K Mixed 44.3 144% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 338 256% 344 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 688GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 129 124 129 126 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 130 Write 131 Mixed 88 SusWrite 127 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 24GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 19.1 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 17.6 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 73%

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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 2,819 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	1,118x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	547x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	358x

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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	67x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $759

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16