ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics16.8% 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 Drive43.5% 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.
MotherboardASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160108
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 07 '20 at 04:35
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 below expectations (29th percentile)
68.4% Good
Memory 62.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
78% 147 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 457
58% 441 Pts
64-Core 486
30% 486 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6870
XFX(1682 3108) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
16.8% Very poor
Lighting 22.5
Reflection 15.5
Parallax 19.8
18% 19.3 fps
MRender 13.1
Gravity 15.7
Splatting 20
14% 16.3 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 16.8%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
246GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S3401103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 400 41 17 65 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 448
Write 365
Mixed 54.7
SusWrite 97.1
53% 241 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 19.1
4K Mixed 11.4
56% 17 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 26.4
DQ Mixed 34.7
34% 57.9 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
284GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 91 91 91 91 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
58.1% Above average
Read 112
Write 107
Mixed 66.1
SusWrite 90.6
69% 93.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
70.2% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 21.3
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 22.2
66% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 121
33% 121 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 959 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $658
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