Asrock Z270 Gaming K6

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	46% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z270 Gaming K6 (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161103
Uptime	15.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '20 at 18:57
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (24^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 87.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 250 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 679 71% 568 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 173 Reflection 196 Parallax 192 141% 187 fps	Gravity 168 Splatting 118 123% 143 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDRE2TB 2TB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 549GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1225C SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 244 226 261 238 278 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46% Average	Read 208 Write 60.7 Mixed 174 SusWrite 247 39% 172 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 39.6 4K Mixed 15.7 59% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 69.6 DQ Mixed 90.5 70% 96 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 369GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 17 22 19 23 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	9.6% Terrible	Read 13.7 Write 14.2 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 19.7 10% 14.3 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 20% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 9.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,376 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.5% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 19.1 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 22.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z270 Gaming K6 Builds (Compare 664 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 70%

Battleship

Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Gaming K6

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	368x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	79x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	69x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	106x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	95x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	78x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	34x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	26x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	20x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $531

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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