ASRock Z170 GAMING K6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 138%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics140% 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 Drive201% 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.
MotherboardASRock Z170 GAMING K6  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160122
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 04 '17 at 00:40
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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)
97.4% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 566
76% 567 Pts
64-Core 568
35% 568 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2817 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Lighting 201
Reflection 218
Parallax 192
163% 203 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 192
Splatting 136
124% 153 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 140%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
201% Outstanding
Read 2,044
Write 1,047
Mixed 1,156
311% 1,416 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 24.4
177% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 53.9
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 20.3
38% 73.5 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 201%
Great: 236%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB
145GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
73% Very good
Read 474
Write 262
Mixed 274
74% 337 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 66.1
4K Mixed 20.5
113% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 33.3
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 13.4
39% 77.9 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 73%
Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 92.1
Write 116
Mixed 94.5
76% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.33
4K Mixed 0.22
66% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3000-MR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 32.5
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 38
SC Mixed 30.6
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Gaming K6 Builds (Compare 369 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: ASRock Z170 GAMING K6 - $267

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $715
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HDDRAMUSB
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