Asrock Z170 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	81.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	120% 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z170 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 29 '19 at 19:50
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 below expectations (1^st percentile)	45.2% Average	Memory 33.1 1-Core 118 2-Core 228 64% 126 Pts	4-Core 307 8-Core 534 51% 420 Pts	64-Core 607 38% 607 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.8% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 108 Parallax 97.7 86% 104 fps	MRender 89.1 Gravity 95.2 Splatting 88.5 74% 91 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 232GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 396 398 435 443 353 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 448 Mixed 378 SusWrite 407 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 56.6 190% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 346 265% 358 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 131%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 190 189 191 192 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 112 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 190 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 283GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 131 131 130 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 124 Write 108 Mixed 75 SusWrite 131 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 255GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 126 126 125 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 178 Write 158 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 124 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 114%
Lacie Rugged THB USB-C 4TB 132 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 129 130 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 104 Write 102 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 129 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 174% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR1 2x8GB 2,335 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 19.2 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 11.2 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 237 17% 237 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,135 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Extreme4 - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	370x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	364x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	153x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	147x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	79x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	35x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	81x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	35x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16