Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	128% 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	72.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '23 at 23:10
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 139 2-Core 257 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 716 72% 582 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$383 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% HP(103C 8552) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 177 Parallax 179 140% 176 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 153 Splatting 128 126% 158 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
INTENSO 240GB 887 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: U0312A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 73 69 254 61 43 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 478 Write 407 Mixed 372 SusWrite 97.5 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 30.1 134% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 0.3 44% 105 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 104%
SSD 120GB 120GB 4,995 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 60GB free Firmware: U0401A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 156 41 53 41 41 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 409 Write 398 Mixed 34 SusWrite 120 53% 240 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 0.3 86% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 25.3 81% 171 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 81%
Intenso SATA III SSD 240GB 2,727 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 41GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 177 106 105 107 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 446 Write 328 Mixed 320 SusWrite 167 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 36.6 143% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 204 177% 259 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 96%
Kbg30zmv256g KIOXIA 256GB 8,196 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 14GB free Firmware: ADHA0102 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 889 Write 713 Mixed 832 181% 811 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 63.2 207% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 660 DQ Write 569 DQ Mixed 558 434% 595 MB/s
Poor: 70% Great: 152%
Seagate ST3250312AS 250GB-$43 19,180 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 172GB free Firmware: JC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 121 121 122 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 112 Write 119 Mixed 65.4 SusWrite 121 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 134 132 134 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 130 Write 129 Mixed 71 SusWrite 132 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFRA32A.M8FR Samsung 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 28.4 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	165	27"	1280 720	DEL4239 DELL S2722DGM

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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	1,123x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	550x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	360x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	271x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	230x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	199x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	67x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	97x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	76x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $759

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16