Asrock Z170A-X1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics132% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z170A-X1  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160122
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 22 '18 at 02:00
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 89.1
1-Core 115
2-Core 224
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 415
51% 392 Pts
64-Core 429
26% 429 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 209
Parallax 195
148% 195 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 195
Splatting 132
124% 153 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
393GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 445 346 260 249 245 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 485
Write 451
Mixed 402
SusWrite 328
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 97.3
4K Mixed 54.5
182% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 318
241% 323 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 111%
Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 484
Write 475
Mixed 447
105% 469 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 94.4
4K Mixed 50.8
171% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 304
229% 307 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G KHX2133C14D4/4G 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
69.8% Good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 21.9
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 21.6
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 68%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A-X1 Builds (Compare 118 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asrock Z170A-X1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $608
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