ASRock Z170 GAMING K6

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	203% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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Motherboard	ASRock Z170 GAMING K6 (all builds)
Memory	29.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '18 at 09:11
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 576 76% 568 Pts	64-Core 569 35% 569 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1950 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.9% Average	Lighting 61.5 Reflection 65.4 Parallax 59.5 50% 62.1 fps	MRender 76 Gravity 59.3 Splatting 50.8 50% 62 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ1WV480HCGL-000MV 480GB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXU85EUI SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 684 716 714 708 686 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,430 Write 684 Mixed 601 SusWrite 648 186% 841 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 67.8 248% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,026 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 445 384% 589 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 215%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 81GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 272 384 336 382 483 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 241 Mixed 202 SusWrite 334 71% 321 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 69.1 166% 41.1 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 4x8GB 443 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 26.4 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 26.1 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 101%

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

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Typical Z170 Gaming K6 Builds (Compare 369 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: ASRock Z170 GAMING K6 - $267

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	206x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	66x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	30x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	31x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	21x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	10x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	27x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	22x
F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 88%, 625 samples	11x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $715

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16