Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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.
ProcessorWith 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 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive68.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170-K  (all builds)
Memory0.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150924
Uptime7.3 Days
Run DateAug 25 '19 at 23:02
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 63%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
60.8% Good
Memory 73.9
1-Core 91
2-Core 151
62% 105 Pts
4-Core 259
8-Core 368
39% 314 Pts
64-Core 477
30% 477 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Gigabyte(1458 36CB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.1% Good
Lighting 70.6
Reflection 78.7
Parallax 75.2
58% 74.8 fps
MRender 80.8
Gravity 80.9
Splatting 77.7
65% 79.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP600 256GB
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6.3E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 232 275 265 267 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 367
Write 274
Mixed 250
SusWrite 267
65% 289 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 60
4K Mixed 16.5
86% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 158
148% 229 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
651GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 108 123 125 124 128 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 159
Write 134
Mixed 101
SusWrite 118
95% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
59.9% Above average
MC Read 23
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 20.4
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 13.1
40% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 92.6
43% 92.6 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-K Builds (Compare 2,818 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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