Asrock Z170 Extreme6

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	43.8% 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	258% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

Motherboard	Asrock Z170 Extreme6 (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '19 at 06:43
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 550 74% 553 Pts	64-Core 558 34% 558 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.8% Average	Lighting 55.1 Reflection 56.5 Parallax 85.8 45% 65.8 fps	MRender 29 Gravity 71.7 Splatting 50.2 42% 50.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1232 1123 1118 1224 1042 1105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1,843 Write 945 Mixed 878 SusWrite 1,140 267% 1,202 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 66.8 264% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,190 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 532 455% 693 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 247%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 320GB-$54 8,918 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 36GB free Firmware: 0001LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 50 50 50 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 48.7 Write 40.7 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 49.9 32% 43.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 99% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x16GB 8,931 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 17.2 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 18.1 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 57%

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

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Typical Z170 Extreme6 Builds (Compare 179 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Extreme6 - $305

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	86x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	35x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	20x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	22x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	17x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	7x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	5x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $766

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16