ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57% 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 Drive	83.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '20 at 20:36
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 101% 186 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 621 82% 615 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1602 MHz, MLim: 1780 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57% Above average	Lighting 71.5 Reflection 75.3 Parallax 66.8 58% 71.2 fps	MRender 74.9 Gravity 68.5 Splatting 59.8 55% 67.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV300S37A120G 120GB 4,336 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.G SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 81 87 87 73 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 459 Write 416 Mixed 309 SusWrite 102 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 36.3 148% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 164 167% 268 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 83%
Adata SX8100NP 512GB 9,167 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 383GB free Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 859 1145 1228 1174 1181 1153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,501 Write 1,094 Mixed 1,136 SusWrite 1,123 324% 1,463 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 84.5 278% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,220 DQ Write 859 DQ Mixed 1,316 908% 1,132 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 320%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 726GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 158 159 158 159 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 157 Mixed 103 SusWrite 157 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB 11,542 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 24.3 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 24.5 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 99%

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Gaming 63%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 - $300

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	337x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	298x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	77x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	171x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	109x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	68x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	22x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	42x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	42x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	34x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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