Asrock Z170 Pro4S

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive97.6% 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.
MotherboardAsrock Z170 Pro4S  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161128
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 20 '19 at 22:04
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 87.3
1-Core 119
2-Core 232
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 668
62% 518 Pts
64-Core 685
42% 685 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120
CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing below potential (69th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
37.9% Below average
Lighting 48.3
Reflection 49
Parallax 59.7
39% 52.3 fps
MRender 50.2
Gravity 45.6
Splatting 36.3
35% 44 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 40%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 164 170 172 175 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 449
Mixed 295
SusWrite 181
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 47.2
173% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 237
199% 292 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
395GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 164 166 165 169 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 85.8
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 166
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 199 199 202 201 202 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 158
Mixed 82
SusWrite 201
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 111%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
68.4% Good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 24.6
MC Mixed 21.4
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 22.3
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Pro4S Builds (Compare 874 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Pro4S - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $557
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