Asrock Z170 Professional Gaming i7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	154% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z170 Professional Gaming i7 (all builds)
Memory	22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180123
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 29 '19 at 19:21
Run Duration	455 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 234 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 688 69% 561 Pts	64-Core 708 44% 708 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 447 413 415 383 401 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 1206 Write 583 Mixed 598 SusWrite 422 155% 702 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 51.3 206% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 521 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 286 236% 347 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 243%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$84 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 561GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 112 112 111 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 350 Write 354 Mixed 327 SusWrite 113 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 45 153% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 93.7 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 123 92% 120 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 125%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 57GB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 220 237 214 218 202 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 409 Write 451 Mixed 290 SusWrite 238 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 37.1 137% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 212 164% 222 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 98%
Transcend SSD370 1TB-$407 250 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 88GB free Firmware: N0815B SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 113 112 112 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 357 Write 351 Mixed 278 SusWrite 114 62% 275 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 34.6 119% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 86.8 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 95 82% 117 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 103%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 80GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 107 105 106 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 360 Write 375 Mixed 334 SusWrite 103 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 45.2 153% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 52.1 77% 146 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 126%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 67GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 92 92 92 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 356 Write 375 Mixed 305 SusWrite 92.1 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 49.2 162% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 169 131% 178 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 134%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 124GB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 166 165 167 165 166 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 359 Write 336 Mixed 303 SusWrite 166 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 34 120% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 99.6 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 119 91% 122 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 105%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$84 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 245GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 162 163 161 161 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 366 Write 326 Mixed 318 SusWrite 162 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 43.5 143% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 126 105% 151 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 125%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 477GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2055 2191 2182 2165 2058 1996 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	352% Outstanding	Read 2,310 Write 2,155 Mixed 1,492 SusWrite 2,108 453% 2,016 MB/s	4K Read 54.2 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 78.5 273% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 927 DQ Write 1163 DQ Mixed 953 744% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 352% Great: 393%
WD Green 2.5TB (2011)-$80 1,241 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 275GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 81 80 82 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 86 Write 80 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 81.3 60% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 72%
Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH164 3TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 293GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 96 98 97 97 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 134 Write 126 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 96.5 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 105%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 86 88 87 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 87.8 Write 81.7 Mixed 59 SusWrite 85.6 58% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 100%
WD My Passport 259D 2TB 3,839 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 273GB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 59 59 59 60 58 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 70.8 Write 72.2 Mixed 46 SusWrite 59.2 83% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 43%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 55GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 33 31 33 32 32 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	40% Below average	Read 138 Write 103 Mixed 108 SusWrite 43.7 125% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 3.4 236% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.7% Excellent	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24.5 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 26.3 72% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 118%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Professional Gaming i7

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	127x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	20x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	26x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	26x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	12x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	17x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	7x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	11x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	8x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $729

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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