Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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.
Boot Drive	54% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150717
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '20 at 17:07
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 545 73% 547 Pts	64-Core 558 35% 558 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 146 Parallax 125 111% 136 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 133 Splatting 105 94% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 67 62 74 66 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	54% Above average	Read 203 Write 125 Mixed 118 SusWrite 68.3 29% 129 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 29.9 122% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 78.8 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 100 76% 101 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 73%
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB 8,604 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 95GB free Firmware: UG3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 82 91 3.9 23 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 453 Write 281 Mixed 150 SusWrite 47.4 51% 233 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1.3 39% 9.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 57%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 49GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 77 77 89 77 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 439 Write 246 Mixed 276 SusWrite 86.3 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 21.5 130% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 23 64% 134 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 78%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 650GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 103 103 104 103 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 86 Write 89.5 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 102 59% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X4GD3000C15K4 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CM4X4GD3000C15K4 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 16GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 34 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 31 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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