ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive80.3% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '18 at 09:47
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 143
2-Core 243
91% 160 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 568
76% 568 Pts
64-Core 565
35% 565 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 300i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 103 105 107 99 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 418
Write 117
Mixed 177
SusWrite 104
45% 204 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 42
167% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 127
98% 135 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 80%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95
40GB free
Firmware: 4.AAA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 60 60 60 59 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
40.4% Average
Read 80.5
Write 80.2
Mixed 46
SusWrite 60
49% 66.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 54%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
669GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 109 109 109 109 109 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
61.9% Good
Read 110
Write 42.8
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 105
62% 83.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14/8G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
71.5% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 21.3
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 25
SC Mixed 22.6
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 79%

 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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