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Asus Z170-K

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Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	66.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	107% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170-K (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '21 at 04:09
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$85 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 82.8 1-Core 97.4 2-Core 217 74% 133 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 629 64% 519 Pts	64-Core 597 37% 597 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$225 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 872A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.4% Good	Lighting 83.3 Reflection 81 Parallax 75.4 68% 79.9 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 72.7 Splatting 65.3 64% 79.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 263 249 237 229 220 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 416 Mixed 403 SusWrite 256 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 53.9 181% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 88GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 144 143 144 144 144 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 134 Write 128 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 143 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 109%
WDC WD10 EZEX-08WN4A0 1TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 167GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 108 110 110 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 144 Write 145 Mixed 108 SusWrite 109 170% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 114% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 70%
WDC WD40 03FZEX-00Z4SA0 4TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 113 110 112 111 114 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 104 Write 107 Mixed 83.6 SusWrite 111 138% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 137% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 63%
KINGSTON SV300S37A240G 240GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 180 Write 194 Mixed 202 252% 192 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 26.5 4K Mixed 17.8 1,559% 19.5 MB/s	DQ Read 24 DQ Write 34.5 DQ Mixed 26.4 2,160% 28.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 159%
WDC WD10 EADS-11M2B2 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 101GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 6.8 2.9 3.1 1.9 3.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 57.6 Write 58.6 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 4.2 54% 42 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 15,511 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.2% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 9.6 30% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 10.1 25% 8.83 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 106%

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $85Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,157x
Core i5-6600KIntel $93Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	569x
Core i7-6700Intel $160Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	375x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	353x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	280x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	244x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	202x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	87x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	99x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	77x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	70x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $804

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $155	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $375	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i7-14700K $355	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350