Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


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 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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.5% 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	211% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '24 at 15:15
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	20%

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 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 as expected (50^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 78.6 1-Core 94.1 2-Core 211 71% 128 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 356 50% 371 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Lighting 64.7 Reflection 76.5 Parallax 68.6 53% 69.9 fps	MRender 75.6 Gravity 69.9 Splatting 59.8 55% 68.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 637 536 524 518 504 513 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 2,135 Write 1,935 Mixed 1,392 SusWrite 539 335% 1,500 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 58.9 190% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 519 DQ Mixed 705 535% 733 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 190 196 195 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 174 Mixed 76.1 SusWrite 190 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 111% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-2400C15-4GVR F4-2400C15-8GVR F4-2400C15-4GVR F4-2400C15-8GVR 24GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.5% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 23.1 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 19.7 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 82.8 48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 86%

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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	65	49	75	24"	1280 720	AUS24A9 ASUS VP248QG

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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	1,121x
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	270x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	230x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	198x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $759

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	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