Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.9% 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	180% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '23 at 19:19
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700k VH 9,708 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 685 73% 583 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.9% Above average	Lighting 62.5 Reflection 72.9 Parallax 64.4 51% 66.6 fps	MRender 69.1 Gravity 63 Splatting 56.4 51% 62.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 899 930 909 874 851 848 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1,475 Write 1,121 Mixed 767 SusWrite 885 237% 1,062 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 48.9 169% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 373 DQ Mixed 522 341% 396 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 220%
Sandis S2128G 128GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 102GB free Firmware: X211200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 297 300 299 294 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 456 Write 277 Mixed 164 SusWrite 289 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 66.8 4K Mixed 33.3 118% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 116 117% 194 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 178 181 180 181 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 146 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 177 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 9TB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 227% 8.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 467 467 480 481 470 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 321 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 463 238% 330 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.3 369% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 310%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB 4,404 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 115GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 35 27 32 36 24 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 208 Write 35.8 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 27.8 85% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 3.5 244% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 1,820 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 33.6 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 32.2 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 115%

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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	27"	1280 720	ACI27F6 ASUS VE278

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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	1,118x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	547x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	359x

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	227x

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 $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 $254	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