Asrock Z170 Extreme4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics64.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z170 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161122
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateDec 16 '17 at 01:50
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 88%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
62% Good
Memory 79.5
1-Core 79.8
2-Core 183
65% 114 Pts
4-Core 254
8-Core 278
35% 266 Pts
64-Core 288
18% 288 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 62%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 3685) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
64.5% Good
Lighting 83
Reflection 82.3
Parallax 73.2
68% 79.5 fps
MRender 78.8
Gravity 72.7
Splatting 65.3
58% 72.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC48 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Read 99.8
Write 88.8
Mixed 95.7
72% 94.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 0.93
4K Mixed 0.55
101% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
60.5% Good
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 20.2
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 19.4
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 81.4
49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 91%

 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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