Asus Z170-K

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37% 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	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170208
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '18 at 18:40
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 498 68% 503 Pts	64-Core 507 31% 507 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37% Below average	Lighting 48.3 Reflection 46.2 Parallax 41.2 39% 45.2 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 42.5 Splatting 37.3 32% 39.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 36%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.6% Terrible	Lighting 8 Reflection 11.7 Parallax 8 6% 9.23 fps	MRender 9.95 Gravity 7.07 Splatting 16.5 10% 11.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.6% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 477GB free Firmware: 070H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 4096 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 15271 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2108 (AA) Unknown 100 100 1 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 153 (AD) Unknown 94 94 180 (AE) Unknown 100 100 119 (B5) Unknown 100 100 15053932071274 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 168 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 94 94 6 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	67.8% Good	Read 514 Write 256 Mixed 345 82% 372 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 5.94 104% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 23.2 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 11.7 25% 47.7 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 81%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 211GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3755 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 553 (B1) Unknown 99 99 49 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 53 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 44 (F1) Unknown 99 99 23621878753	100% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 484 Mixed 505 112% 500 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 18.7 120% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 18.3 104% 238 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 124%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$21 34,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 457GB free Firmware: DEM4 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 174550064 (03) Spinup time 99 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 359 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 30120151 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1865 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 350 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BC) Unknown 100 100 4295032846 (BD) vendor-specific 82 82 18 (BE) vendor-specific 70 51 505282590 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 60 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 9116 (C2) HDA temperature 30 49 64424509470 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -100635378711093 (F1) Unknown 100 253 9128923790 (F2) Unknown 100 253 6940947445 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	52.6% Above average	Read 75.1 Write 107 Mixed 103 72% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.31 4K Mixed 0.58 191% 2.19 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 27.8 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 88%

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,111x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	546x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	357x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	340x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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