Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.3% 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 Drive114% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z170-K  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160219
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 31 '18 at 21:56
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 126
2-Core 244
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 441
61% 452 Pts
64-Core 475
29% 475 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 86%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
CLim: 977 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Lighting 65
Reflection 56.8
Parallax 83.2
53% 68.4 fps
MRender 57.7
Gravity 51.6
Splatting 73.1
51% 60.8 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 284 292 300 301 299 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 436
Mixed 360
SusWrite 310
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 63.1
195% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 326
246% 330 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 114%
Great: 122%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
2TB free
Firmware: MN6OA5C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 145 148 147 147 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 144
Write 145
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 147
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
74.8% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 22.3
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 23.5
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 75%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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