Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	37.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161229
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '21 at 15:16
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	60%

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PC Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600-$89 39,689 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Memory 73.9 1-Core 77 2-Core 140 58% 97 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 213 27% 203 Pts	64-Core 238 15% 238 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% Gigabyte(1458 3FCB) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.4% Below average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 10.4 Parallax 42.5 39% 33.5 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 45.3 Splatting 43.6 35% 42.2 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0B 250GB 4,264 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 345 Write 266 Mixed 230 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 58 4K Mixed 29.4 102% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 232 188% 267 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 104%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 32GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 306 286 281 279 257 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	68.3% Good	Read 277 Write 268 Mixed 283 SusWrite 282 63% 278 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 49.5 4K Mixed 25.4 87% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 286 216% 289 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 28GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 119 118 121 114 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 99.9 Write 108 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 114 72% 98 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSE.16FBD2 2x8GB 2,666 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.1% Above average	MC Read 16 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 21 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 11.9 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 92.7 43% 92.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 99%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170-K Builds (Compare 2,810 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,111x
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) $30	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