ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive85.5% 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 12 '16 at 19:17
Run Duration271 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 90.7
1-Core 129
2-Core 255
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 708
75% 599 Pts
64-Core 710
44% 710 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 499
Write 406
Mixed 414
98% 439 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 20.8
130% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 38.2
DQ Write 89.4
DQ Mixed 21.5
28% 49.7 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 124%
SanDisk Cruzer 8GB
7GB free, PID 5530
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
4.42% Terrible
Read 11
Write 3.79
Mixed 5.97
8% 6.93 MB/s
4K Read 8.32
4K Write 0.01
4K Mixed 0.02
32% 2.78 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 4.42%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
69% Good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 19.5
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 21.3
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 69%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $653
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