Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics53.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive68.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-K  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1776 x 1000 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160920
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 31 '16 at 19:34
Run Duration217 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 30%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Memory 90.8
1-Core 148
2-Core 292
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 786
80% 645 Pts
64-Core 804
50% 804 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1342 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.12.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Lighting 66.6
Reflection 70.5
Parallax 84.8
54% 74 fps
MRender 69.5
Gravity 64
Splatting 56.9
51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT08B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
68.3% Good
Read 496
Write 130
Mixed 189
59% 272 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 9.39
108% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 8.21
65% 157 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 73%
USB DISK 2.0 32GB
23GB free, PID 4100
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
9.58% Terrible
Read 26.7
Write 9.07
Mixed 12.6
18% 16.1 MB/s
4K Read 7.25
4K Write 0.66
4K Mixed 0.54
68% 2.81 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 9.58%
Great: 11%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.8% Good
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 19
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 19.9
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-K Builds (Compare 2,810 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $754
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