Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	135% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '19 at 19:03
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$40 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 92.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 248 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 385 51% 382 Pts	64-Core 372 23% 372 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$33 2,425 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0802B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 41 225 125 150 68 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 1,676 Write 336 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 159 119% 557 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 15.7 174% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 417 DQ Write 28.7 DQ Mixed 60.3 85% 169 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 179%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 125 128 130 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 114 Write 112 Mixed 65 SusWrite 128 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 87%
SanDisk SSD_PLUS_240 240GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 137GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 141 142 143 143 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 369 Write 309 Mixed 222 SusWrite 145 333% 261 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 19.7 4K Mixed 16.7 1,295% 17.2 MB/s	DQ Read 16.4 DQ Write 20.2 DQ Mixed 12.7 1,180% 16.4 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 149%
General USB Flash Disk 4GB 2,276 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 8 8.4 8.2 8.7 8.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	8.7% Terrible	Read 33.7 Write 6 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 8.3 13% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 32% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.7% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3E1 1x8GB 1,278 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2277 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.8% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 11.2 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 12.6 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 47%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,118x
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 $94Bench 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 $269	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 $177	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