ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99% 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 Drive64.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4  (all builds)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160706
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 15 '18 at 17:32
Run Duration241 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 80.3
1-Core 134
2-Core 269
88% 161 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 737
75% 609 Pts
64-Core 729
45% 729 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
99% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 136
Parallax 121
105% 129 fps
MRender 96.5
Gravity 121
Splatting 103
87% 107 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 99%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42
214GB free
Firmware: M0C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 477
Write 335
Mixed 336
85% 383 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 97.1
4K Mixed 24
121% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 39
79% 161 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 95%
KINGSTON 120GB
38GB free
Firmware: 505A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
70% Very good
Read 505
Write 138
Mixed 244
64% 296 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 17.4
122% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 44.5
59% 105 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 70%
Great: 85%
KINGSTON 120GB
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 501A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 434
Write 137
Mixed 204
56% 258 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 15.5
115% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 44.9
58% 104 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 85%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
1TB free
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 178
Write 127
Mixed 125
107% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.26
94% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 86%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
162GB free
Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
46.6% Average
Read 63.2
Write 98.8
Mixed 94.1
65% 85.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.98
4K Mixed 0.45
108% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 76%
Seagate Desktop 1TB
435GB free, PID 3300
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
18.5% Very poor
Read 40.2
Write 40.6
Mixed 18.6
40% 33.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.27
52% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 1315 CT8G4DFD8213.C16FHP 0215 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 1315 CT8G4DFD8213.C16FHP 32GB
2267, 2267, 2267, 2267 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
73.9% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 21.4
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 26.4
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 80.1
50% 80.1 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 964 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $710
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