Asrock Z170 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive104% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z170 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160621
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJan 31 '17 at 03:02
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 553
74% 554 Pts
64-Core 560
35% 560 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 114
Parallax 95.1
93% 108 fps
MRender 98.7
Gravity 102
Splatting 98.5
82% 99.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 400
Mixed 416
98% 439 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 41.6
171% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 39
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 21.9
57% 113 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 104%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49% Average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 13.8
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 14.1
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 49%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,128 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Extreme4 - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $659
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HDDRAMUSB
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