Asrock Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive139% 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.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160413
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '20 at 20:51
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-3GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 253
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 461
60% 454 Pts
64-Core 488
30% 488 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Lighting 68.6
Reflection 68.1
Parallax 61.2
56% 66 fps
MRender 69.6
Gravity 63.8
Splatting 66.5
54% 66.6 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 200 187 200 189 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 1,077
Write 404
Mixed 352
SusWrite 201
111% 508 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 57
184% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 664
DQ Write 514
DQ Mixed 341
322% 506 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 139%
Great: 144%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
373GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 478 425 393 402 405 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 476
Mixed 383
SusWrite 430
100% 446 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 61
203% 70.7 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 261
224% 329 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 125%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
77.2% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 23.5
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 25.2
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac Builds (Compare 206 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $732
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HDDRAMUSB
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