ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.7% 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	107% 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.

Motherboard	ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180123
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '20 at 04:33
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 794 84% 670 Pts	64-Core 779 48% 779 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 9580) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.2 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54.7% Above average	Lighting 67.6 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 85.1 55% 74.4 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 68.2 Splatting 59.7 54% 66.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Scorch M2 256GB 3,923 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM12.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 101 104 84 94 77 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 619 Mixed 577 SusWrite 146 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 53.9 176% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 695 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 361 313% 473 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 151%
Intel SSDSC2BB480G4T 480GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 9GB free Firmware: D2011370 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 335 Write 356 Mixed 232 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 38.4 153% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 261 199% 270 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 99%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 104 105 105 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 146 Write 144 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 104 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 159 158 151 155 160 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 85.3 Write 114 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 156 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.6 212% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 90%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 862GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 85.5 Write 94.8 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 102 66% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 95 95 95 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 94 Write 85 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 94 63% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 14,957 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.5% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 20.1 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 103%

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Gaming 63%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

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