Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	165% 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.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '20 at 07:05
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 146 2-Core 286 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 803 78% 643 Pts	64-Core 806 50% 806 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7990 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.18% Terrible	Lighting 8.37 Reflection 12.4 Parallax 9.03 7% 9.93 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 7.77 Splatting 17.2 11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.18% Great: 6%
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2355 MHz, MLim: 3974 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	165% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 241 Parallax 236 187% 236 fps	MRender 283 Gravity 218 Splatting 142 167% 214 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 450 Write 382 Mixed 300 84% 378 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 28.3 4K Mixed 22.3 90% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 27.3 DQ Mixed 28.5 33% 60.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 259GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 69 69 69 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 102 Write 96 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 68.4 62% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 74%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 373GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 144 145 145 144 143 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 136 Write 135 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 144 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 16GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 30.8 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 31 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 98%

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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 $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 $46

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