ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics71.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive51% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4  (all builds)
Memory7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160706
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 00:04
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th 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 as expected (57th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 214
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 615
63% 507 Pts
64-Core 670
42% 670 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.9% Very good
Lighting 90.6
Reflection 92.9
Parallax 91.9
74% 91.8 fps
MRender 86.4
Gravity 73.2
Splatting 88.2
68% 82.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 225 169 124 117 106 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
51% Above average
Read 148
Write 102
Mixed 144
SusWrite 159
31% 138 MB/s
4K Read 8.1
4K Write 44.8
4K Mixed 28.1
72% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 264
200% 266 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 51%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
135GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 111 115 95 87 69 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
73.2% Very good
Read 158
Write 76.4
Mixed 69.8
SusWrite 98.1
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.3
71% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 84%
SDXC Card 64GB
0GB free, PID null
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 10
Write 17.4
Mixed 7
15% 11.5 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.2
24% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.6% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 15.2
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 18.5
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 955 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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