Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	51.1% 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	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 (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '23 at 20:21
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	51%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4400-$45 36,432 User benchmarks, average bench 47% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	48% Average	Memory 70.4 1-Core 79.6 2-Core 132 56% 94.1 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 125 20% 141 Pts	64-Core 148 9% 148 Pts
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.1% Above average	Lighting 62.5 Reflection 65.4 Parallax 60.4 51% 62.8 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 58.7 51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB 10,769 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM00.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 515 808 196 277 273 274 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 971 Write 999 Mixed 960 SusWrite 390 186% 830 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 30.9 110% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 172 137% 195 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 226%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 86GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 95 87 96 98 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 89.6 Write 63.4 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 93.4 50% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 73% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 59%
ST950032 5AS 500GB 604 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 17GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 39 39 43 43 44 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 60.6 Write 27.2 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 40.4 49% 39.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 37% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB 16,624 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.6% Good	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 20.8 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 19 56% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 89%

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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	36	12	60	12.6"	1280 720	HIC0001

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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	1,123x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	550x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	360x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	271x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	230x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	199x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	67x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	97x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	76x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $759

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16