Asrock Z170A-X1/3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 61% Destroyer


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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	81.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z170A-X1/3.1 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161020
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '19 at 17:50
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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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 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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 264 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 767 71% 594 Pts	64-Core 677 42% 677 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.1% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 110 Parallax 104 83% 105 fps	MRender 94.3 Gravity 92.3 Splatting 97.8 78% 94.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 16 25 26 27 28 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 863GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 158 157 160 158 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 160 Mixed 100 SusWrite 158 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL15-15-15 D4-2133 2x8GB 1,169 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	70.9% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 20 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 23.1 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 80%

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

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Typical Z170A-X1/3.1 Builds (Compare 290 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asrock Z170A-X1/3.1

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	67x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	58x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	43x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	51x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	24x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	19x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	15x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	11x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	11x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	12x
CL15-15-15 D4-2133 2x8GBUnknownBench 68%, 1,169 samples	11x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	9x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $432

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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