Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33% 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	59.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150717
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '23 at 15:08
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 86.3 1-Core 109 2-Core 222 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 387 53% 393 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36BE) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33% Below average	Lighting 42 Reflection 45.1 Parallax 40.6 34% 42.6 fps	MRender 36.3 Gravity 41.2 Splatting 35.5 31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC120G1CS1754D117-551 120GB 2,096 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 201 169 130 203 165 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 348 Write 274 Mixed 248 SusWrite 171 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 62.6 4K Mixed 30.1 107% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 25.4 DQ Write 84.5 DQ Mixed 126 76% 78.7 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 201 198 203 202 203 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 78.3 Write 162 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 199 84% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 2 370% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. Team-Elite-2400 2x8GB 280 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 27.9 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 24.8 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	34.1"	1280 720	GSM7714 LG HDR WFHD

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Typical Z170-K Builds (Compare 2,818 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	1,117x
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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	67x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $754

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $45	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