Asrock Z170M Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	24.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z170M Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '18 at 20:55
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 115 2-Core 224 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 407 56% 418 Pts	64-Core 427 26% 427 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 2271) 2GB CLim: 1188 MHz, MLim: 1625 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.11.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	24.2% Poor	Lighting 29.2 Reflection 32.8 Parallax 35.2 24% 32.4 fps	MRender 28.9 Gravity 26.3 Splatting 34.4 25% 29.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: L2010410 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 279 273 251 250 242 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 358 Write 284 Mixed 264 SusWrite 262 66% 292 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 36.3 160% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 260 203% 281 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 95%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 594GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 84 84 85 86 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 85.4 Write 82.6 Mixed 66.6 SusWrite 84.5 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 67%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 363GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 104 105 106 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 128 Write 106 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 105 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 256GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 52 51 51 53 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 90.2 Write 86.5 Mixed 60 SusWrite 51.7 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 68%
WD WD3200BEKT-60V5T1 10TB 3.5TB free Firmware: 83XN SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 182 179 176 177 173 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 189 Write 200 Mixed 98.2 SusWrite 176 122% 166 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.1 308% 2.8 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB 2,734 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	82% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 24 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 24.5 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 90%

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Typical Z170M Extreme4 Builds (Compare 300 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asrock Z170M Extreme4

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	89x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	77x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	40x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	34x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	22x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	12x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	13x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $455

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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