ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics83.2% 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 Drive70.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
MotherboardASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 28 '19 at 14:48
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GEO-User
Background CPU 13%
CPU Throttled 99%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500T
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
69.8% Good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 88.1
2-Core 178
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 339
44% 331 Pts
64-Core 339
21% 339 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.2% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 112
Parallax 96.3
85% 104 fps
MRender 96.6
Gravity 95.7
Splatting 99.5
80% 97.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSDSC2KB480G7R 480GB
283GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SCV1DL58
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 260 286 287 295 315 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
70.6% Very good
Read 291
Write 229
Mixed 294
SusWrite 284
62% 274 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 23.5
100% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 196
166% 237 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
779GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 147 147 152 153 146 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Read 146
Write 123
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 149
82% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.6% Very good
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 21.8
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 21.3
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 963 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $702
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