ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160706
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateOct 02 '18 at 16:25
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 17%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 94.8
1-Core 129
2-Core 262
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 698
69% 562 Pts
64-Core 693
43% 693 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.1% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 104
Parallax 97.2
82% 101 fps
MRender 88.9
Gravity 90.3
Splatting 89.4
73% 89.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 474
Write 451
Mixed 378
97% 434 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 54.6
189% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43
185GB free
Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1002 1018 1088 1088 1092 1090 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 1,024
Write 1,156
Mixed 740
SusWrite 1,063
225% 996 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 55.1
198% 72.8 MB/s
DQ Read 842
DQ Write 773
DQ Mixed 594
504% 736 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 203%
Great: 210%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
53GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 148 148 147 147 149 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Read 136
Write 120
Mixed 89.7
SusWrite 147
91% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.2
231% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 109%
Seagate ST2000VX003-1HH164 2TB
72GB free
Firmware: CV12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 89 89 89 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 76.3
Write 74
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 90
55% 74.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
95% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 28.7
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 26.7
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 57.8
69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 95%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 956 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $653
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