Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	87.4% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161229
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '19 at 01:41
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (40^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 72.7 1-Core 107 2-Core 216 73% 132 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 410 56% 414 Pts	64-Core 408 25% 408 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 197 198 189 171 174 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 394 Write 374 Mixed 307 SusWrite 201 72% 319 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 44.8 151% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 283 211% 281 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 85GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 433 431 434 435 430 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 442 Mixed 312 SusWrite 424 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 77.4 4K Mixed 39.4 137% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 155 165% 274 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 124 124 125 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 120 Write 120 Mixed 108 SusWrite 124 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 162GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 137 134 134 135 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 133 Write 106 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 134 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 3,006 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 0404 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 127 133 133 132 129 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 116 Write 109 Mixed 67 SusWrite 129 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 1 266% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 110%
WD My Passport 1.5TB 802 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 522GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 60 60 60 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 101 Write 99 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 60.3 103% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 44%
HitachiG ST 4TB 176 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 122GB free, PID 1015 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 37.7 Write 36.2 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 37.2 49% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 51%
HitachiG ST 4TB 176 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 749GB free, PID 1015 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 30 32 32 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 26.5 Write 27.8 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 32.6 36% 26.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 31% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB-$115 5,380 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.6% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 22 70% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 18.5 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 95.4 42% 95.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 111%

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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 $129Bench 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