Asrock Z170 Pro4S

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27.3% 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 Drive162% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z170 Pro4S  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160922
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 15 '18 at 22:24
Run Duration239 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 84
1-Core 126
2-Core 250
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 499
66% 497 Pts
64-Core 501
31% 501 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203
PwrHis(1787 2328) 2GB
CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.9.1
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
27.3% Poor
Lighting 33.9
Reflection 29.8
Parallax 49.5
28% 37.7 fps
MRender 26.9
Gravity 32.1
Splatting 36.7
27% 31.9 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27.3%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 875 439 237 229 248 246 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
162% Outstanding
Read 1,167
Write 1,162
Mixed 762
SusWrite 379
194% 867 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 52.3
179% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 961
DQ Write 682
DQ Mixed 477
450% 707 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 162%
Great: 210%
WD WD6402AAEX-00Z3A0 640GB
491GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 104 102 106 105 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
59.2% Above average
Read 102
Write 99.7
Mixed 101
SusWrite 104
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 76%
Adata S102 Pro USB 3.0 16GB-$22
14GB free, PID 312b
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 23 23 23 23 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
16.9% Very poor
Read 68.8
Write 25.5
Mixed 16
SusWrite 23.3
37% 33.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
26% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 16.9%
Great: 27%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAR2 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.5% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 22.1
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 22.2
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 135%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Pro4S Builds (Compare 874 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Pro4S - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $566
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