Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.8% 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)
Boot Drive	245% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). 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	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150717
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '21 at 13:25
Run Duration	330 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80% Very good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 112 2-Core 226 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 639 65% 524 Pts	64-Core 645 40% 645 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8528) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.8% Below average	Lighting 43.3 Reflection 46.2 Parallax 41.2 35% 43.6 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 36 31% 38 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 249GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 841 820 817 814 810 799 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1,645 Write 1,607 Mixed 1,361 SusWrite 817 305% 1,357 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 86.1 269% 95.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1112 DQ Write 888 DQ Mixed 1,002 750% 1,001 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 355%
OCZ VERTEX3 128GB 157 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 97GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 143 139 106 145 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	71% Very good	Read 365 Write 162 Mixed 209 SusWrite 136 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 32.3 132% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 170 130% 177 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 83%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 109GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 81 79 80 80 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 176 Write 78.3 Mixed 100 SusWrite 77.7 24% 108 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 11.6 4K Mixed 12.4 56% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 70.8 DQ Write 29.4 DQ Mixed 38 31% 46.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 61%
WD My Passport 25F3 512GB 870 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 424GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 347 341 338 342 343 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 347 Write 240 Mixed 209 SusWrite 345 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 38 4K Mixed 26.9 92% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 75.2 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 114 89% 118 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 85%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 298GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 100 100 100 101 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 101 Write 98.8 Mixed 63.1 SusWrite 99.3 66% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 60%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 76 76 77 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 75.2 Write 72.8 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 75.8 52% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 67%
WD WD60EZAZ-00ZGHB0 6TB 1,497 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 166 169 166 169 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 166 Mixed 104 SusWrite 167 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.7 323% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 101%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 124 126 126 125 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 122 Write 130 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 124 151% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 60%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 127 126 130 127 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 110 Write 114 Mixed 35.9 SusWrite 123 128% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 34% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 49%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 110 110 110 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 113 Write 106 Mixed 65 SusWrite 106 130% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 49%
WD My Book Elite 1.5TB 254 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 1.5TB free, PID 1111 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 37.2 Write 35.5 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 38.9 49% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GB-$140 4,858 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.7% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 24 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 120%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,117x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	547x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	358x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	67x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $754

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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