Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.84% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive51.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170-K  (all builds)
Memory24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170208
Uptime19.2 Days
Run DateAug 28 '17 at 17:30
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 78.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 233
79% 143 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 624
64% 514 Pts
64-Core 652
40% 652 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 250
EVGA(3842 1140) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.95
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
6.84% Terrible
Lighting 9.3
Reflection 9.08
Parallax 3.28
8% 7.22 fps
MRender 7.48
Gravity 6.73
Splatting 5.96
5% 6.72 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.84%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
51.8% Above average
Read 396
Write 196
Mixed 211
59% 268 MB/s
4K Read 7.23
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 11.7
60% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 101
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 8.25
44% 97.7 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 237%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
49% Average
Read 163
Write 8
Mixed 11
44% 60.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.04
4K Write 0.89
4K Mixed 0.24
86% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 49%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
72% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.9
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 17.7
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 82.6
48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 72%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170-K Builds (Compare 2,832 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $759
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