Asrock Z170 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.23% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive29.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z170 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160511
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateNov 29 '19 at 12:27
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User DZA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
My Processor name 50000MHz
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
67.7% Good
Memory 97.8
1-Core 104
2-Core 181
77% 128 Pts
4-Core 206
8-Core 294
31% 250 Pts
64-Core 226
14% 226 Pts
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
ASRock(1849 1912) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.23% Terrible
Lighting 6.37
Reflection 8.96
Parallax 6.53
5% 7.29 fps
MRender 8.86
Gravity 5.5
Splatting 14.2
8% 9.51 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.23%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 6.1 1.8 17 134 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
29.8% Poor
Read 355
Write 186
Mixed 200
SusWrite 59.1
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 10.1
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 14.1
37% 10.2 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
44GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 66 64 62 56 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
38.9% Below average
Read 73.5
Write 71.7
Mixed 49
SusWrite 62.2
47% 64.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 38.9%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT8G4DFS824A.C8FE 1315 CT8G4DFS824A.M8FD 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
68.2% Good
MC Read 24
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 22.2
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 19.4
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 46.8
86% 46.8 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,128 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Extreme4 - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $659
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