Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	53.1% 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	122% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '18 at 18:38
Run Duration	82 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (98^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 104% 189 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 625 84% 630 Pts	64-Core 625 39% 625 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341A) CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 1987 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Lighting 66.4 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 77.2 54% 71.1 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 55.8 Splatting 61.1 51% 62.9 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 49%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5608 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2086 (B1) Unknown 97 97 46 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 48 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 1834 (F1) Unknown 99 99 20472952660	122% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 416 Mixed 413 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 50.2 199% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 115 147% 264 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.M8FA 2x4GB 1,059 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 29.7 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 45.8 87% 45.8 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 78%

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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	1,108x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	547x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	357x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	339x
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 $109Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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