Asrock Z170 Extreme4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	191% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asrock Z170 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '17 at 09:53
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 757 78% 627 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.0 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 50.9 Reflection 58.9 Parallax 47.9 42% 52.6 fps	Gravity 48.8 Splatting 62.5 50% 55.6 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,900 Write 900 Mixed 1,104 286% 1,302 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 28.1 191% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 41.3 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 26 46% 84.3 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 243%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 61GB free Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 85126252710881 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2389 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1370 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1370 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 384641 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 77 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 384641 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1311335 (F9) Unknown 100 100 12956	87.6% Excellent	Read 508 Write 259 Mixed 346 82% 371 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 21.8 136% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 93.5 117% 209 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 95%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 439GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 110 Write 106 Mixed 93.2 131% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.19 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 26.2 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 28 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 97%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Extreme4 - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	370x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	360x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	152x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	145x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	79x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	34x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	80x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	34x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $644

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16