ASRock Z170 GAMING K6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive50% 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 Z170 GAMING K6  (all builds)
Memory14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160204
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 26 '17 at 21:39
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 98.3
1-Core 151
2-Core 302
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 603
8-Core 586
80% 594 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 101%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB; Zotac AMP
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 202
Parallax 180
154% 190 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 184
Splatting 128
120% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
124GB free
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
236% Outstanding
Read 2,071
Write 914
Mixed 1,132
301% 1,373 MB/s
4K Read 53.3
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 51.7
247% 98.2 MB/s
DQ Read 722
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 31.3
153% 359 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 236%
Great: 243%
Crucial C300-CTFDDAC128MAG 128GB
101GB free
Firmware: 0006 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 353
Write 139
Mixed 169
48% 220 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 3.43
89% 39.1 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 2.59
48% 118 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 62%
Intel 530 Series 180GB
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
50% Average
Read 446
Write 115
Mixed 173
53% 245 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 15.6
4K Mixed 19
77% 21.3 MB/s
DQ Read 29.3
DQ Write 51.2
DQ Mixed 11.1
17% 30.5 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 50%
Great: 82%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
855GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 184
Mixed 160
131% 174 MB/s
4K Read 1.18
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.37
142% 1.45 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 104%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80
249GB free
Firmware: SD1A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Read 87.8
Write 89.4
Mixed 75.6
63% 84.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.37
94% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 59%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB
193GB free
Firmware: 03.03V01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 104
Write 105
Mixed 97.5
77% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 2.52
4K Mixed 0.6
145% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 43.5
MC Mixed 32.1
110% 38.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 32
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 44.8
89% 44.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 109%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Gaming K6 Builds (Compare 366 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: ASRock Z170 GAMING K6 - $267

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $718
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