Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	80.8% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

20 days ago, 20 days ago, 19 days ago, 15 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '24 at 22:38
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 262 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 722 74% 597 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
X12 480GB 480GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 366GB free (System drive) Firmware: V0721A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 437 370 306 36 90 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 472 Write 401 Mixed 402 SusWrite 258 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 22.9 121% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 35.8 85% 170 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 94%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 188GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 79 81 80 79 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	65% Good	Read 146 Write 137 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 80.2 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 167GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 171 170 171 171 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 130 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 167 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-3G2R1 Kingston 9905622-057.A00G 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 16.5 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 19.8 56% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 71%

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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	69	57	60	0"	1280 720

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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 $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	67x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	97x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	76x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $756

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16