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 as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive82.7% 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)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160413
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 17 '19 at 12:20
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 111
2-Core 217
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 416
56% 415 Pts
64-Core 399
25% 399 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 123 129 112 113 111 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 455
Write 155
Mixed 220
SusWrite 122
52% 238 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 39.2
147% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 221
176% 250 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 166 168 171 175 169 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 118
Write 126
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 169
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 114%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159
80GB free
Firmware: GM4OA52A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 66 71 71 66 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
44% Average
Read 86.1
Write 46.8
Mixed 39.2
SusWrite 67.1
44% 59.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.4
93% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 44%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 41.1
MC Mixed 32.7
106% 37.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 27.6
77% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%

 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $699
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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