Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.6% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '18 at 03:58
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 824 89% 707 Pts	64-Core 821 51% 821 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 199 Parallax 175 138% 181 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 169 Splatting 121 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 148 162 161 148 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 330 Write 255 Mixed 263 SusWrite 153 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 44.3 160% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 177 145% 203 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 85%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 368GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 404 401 404 399 411 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 443 Mixed 231 SusWrite 405 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 56.4 183% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 213 198% 307 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 117%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 466GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2125 710 620 620 619 617 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,559 Write 2,357 Mixed 1,743 SusWrite 885 422% 1,886 MB/s	4K Read 67 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 91.9 309% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,292 DQ Write 1,153 DQ Mixed 1,199 906% 1,215 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 207 204 209 209 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 159 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 206 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 239GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 134 136 135 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 135 Write 136 Mixed 95.8 SusWrite 135 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 25 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 34.4 SC Mixed 27.8 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 107%

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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	1,111x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	546x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	357x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	340x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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