ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics23.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150716
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '20 at 05:08
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU 70%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 76.7
1-Core 94.9
2-Core 169
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 628
58% 485 Pts
64-Core 633
39% 633 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro M2000
Nvidia(10DE 1190) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1651 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.16
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
23.4% Poor
Lighting 29.4
Reflection 30
Parallax 27.6
24% 29 fps
MRender 27.3
Gravity 27.7
Splatting 27.2
22% 27.4 fps
Poor: 20%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 22%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
ASRock(1849 1912) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.56% Terrible
Lighting 6.5
Reflection 9.73
Parallax 7.09
5% 7.77 fps
MRender 10.9
Gravity 6.5
Splatting 14.4
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.56%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 177 91 85 91 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 442
Write 391
Mixed 132
SusWrite 134
61% 275 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 55.7
4K Mixed 25.8
92% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 26.6
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 27.1
34% 57.8 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 88%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 146 147 149 149 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 156
Write 106
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 147
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
170% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 84%
General USB Flash Disk 8GB
2GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
8.07% Terrible
Read 21.3
Write 18
Mixed 16.2
SusWrite 18.4
25% 18.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
19% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.07%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905625-062.A00G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
61.8% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 20.1
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 87
46% 87 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $653
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