Asrock Z270 Gaming K4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	272% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asrock Z270 Gaming K4 (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '20 at 00:09
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 95.1 1-Core 133 2-Core 260 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 756 71% 591 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 157 Reflection 146 Parallax 150 128% 151 fps	Gravity 133 Splatting 109 105% 121 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 716 439 440 439 440 436 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 2,500 Write 2,086 Mixed 1,529 SusWrite 485 367% 1,650 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 89.1 305% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1010 DQ Write 1,143 DQ Mixed 1,166 853% 1,106 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 302%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 183GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 793 829 850 881 881 879 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 895 Write 175 Mixed 386 SusWrite 852 128% 577 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 46.1 170% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 571 DQ Mixed 469 355% 469 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 541%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 23GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1429 1228 1226 1223 1224 776 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 1890 Write 1,766 Mixed 922 SusWrite 1,184 322% 1,441 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 67.7 227% 88.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,477 DQ Write 1,227 DQ Mixed 1,052 870% 1,252 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 302%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 844GB free Firmware: CC96 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 94 88 85 91 92 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 105 Write 95.3 Mixed 30 SusWrite 88.5 58% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 26.4 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 34.7 SC Mixed 28.3 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 105%

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Typical Z270 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 535 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 72%

Battleship

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 62%

Destroyer

Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Gaming K4

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	249x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	73x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	56x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	29x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	15x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	11x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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