Asrock Z170A-X1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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.
Graphics85.2% 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 Drive59.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsrock Z170A-X1  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160122
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateMar 05 '17 at 18:21
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 91
1-Core 139
2-Core 270
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 728
76% 608 Pts
64-Core 762
47% 762 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 112
Parallax 97.2
88% 105 fps
MRender 95.6
Gravity 99.5
Splatting 98.3
80% 97.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S240G 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
17.6% Very poor
Read 165
Write 169
Mixed 148
36% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 2.06
4K Mixed 0.29
2% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 18%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32070RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
59.5% Above average
Read 412
Write 293
Mixed 346
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 9.92
4K Write 67.9
4K Mixed 4.3
56% 27.4 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 1.34
60% 142 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 86%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 16GB
14GB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
20.8% Poor
Read 84.9
Write 19.6
Mixed 31.1
46% 45.2 MB/s
4K Read 5.92
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 1.21
94% 2.68 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 20.8%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.9% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 21.3
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 22.5
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A-X1 Builds (Compare 119 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asrock Z170A-X1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $403
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