Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	106% 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	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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160506
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '17 at 17:18
Run Duration	107 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 531 71% 530 Pts	64-Core 507 31% 507 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2030 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.5% Average	Lighting 56.1 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 73.3 46% 65.8 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 54.7 Splatting 55.5 48% 59.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS250G32TND-3110A 250GB 216 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30060P00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 684 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 233 (64) Unknown 100 100 2253445 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 8 (AF) Unknown 253 253 0 (B0) Unknown 253 253 0 (B1) Unknown 99 99 7 (B2) Unknown 100 100 57 (B3) Unknown 100 100 349 (B4) Unknown 100 100 6499 (B5) Unknown 253 253 0 (B6) Unknown 253 253 0 (B7) Unknown 253 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BC) Unknown 253 253 0 (BF) G-sense error rate 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 0 81607065630 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 253 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 95 27 1213 (E7) Temperature 253 253 1 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1657 (EB) Unknown 100 100 1634 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2151 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1829 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 893719	106% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 458 Mixed 485 108% 485 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 35.7 142% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 83.1 128% 244 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB 7,767 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 175 Mixed 166 133% 177 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.22 74% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G1A1 2x16GB 229 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	75.9% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 24.3 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 23.2 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 77%

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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%

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 $94Bench 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 $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 $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