Asus Z170-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive65.5% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z170-K  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display640 x 480 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160506
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '20 at 16:17
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 88.5
1-Core 124
2-Core 243
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 474
63% 471 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 77%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD720 64GB
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 58 60 60 61 59 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 375
Write 73.8
Mixed 116
SusWrite 59.8
34% 156 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 65.9
4K Mixed 37.9
139% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 66.3
DQ Mixed 86.5
65% 87.6 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 65%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
253GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 131 130 131 131 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 121
Write 81.5
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 131
72% 98.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2.7
451% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905625-062.A00G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
80% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 25.6
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 24.6
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170-K Builds (Compare 2,817 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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