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 way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	111% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z270 Gaming K4 (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170508
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 22 '20 at 21:48
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 570 73% 551 Pts	64-Core 549 34% 549 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$265 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2727 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 151 Reflection 155 Parallax 133 123% 146 fps	Gravity 148 Splatting 118 116% 133 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 136 134 135 136 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 472 Mixed 332 SusWrite 157 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 58.9 209% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 314 249% 348 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 465GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 434 482 493 492 369 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 470 Mixed 430 SusWrite 437 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 68.3 230% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 185 186 187 187 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 222 Write 161 Mixed 111 SusWrite 185 125% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 2x8GB 8,162 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 26.3 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 27.6 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 90%

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Typical Z270 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 536 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 72%

Battleship

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 62%

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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	56x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	56x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	11x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $504

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16