Asrock Z170 Professional Gaming i7

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z170 Professional Gaming i7 (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '20 at 15:35
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 280 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 683 72% 578 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,004 Write 959 Mixed 816 276% 1,260 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 84.6 294% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1513 DQ Write 1,045 DQ Mixed 1,001 822% 1,186 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
Samsung MZNLN128HAHQ-000L2 128GB 747 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 102GB free Firmware: MVT24L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 160 159 160 160 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 498 Mixed 427 SusWrite 172 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 66 234% 85 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 358 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 106%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 222GB free Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 91 45 42 45 45 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 310 Write 108 Mixed 189 SusWrite 68.8 37% 169 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 29.3 117% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 140 121% 179 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 224GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 247 282 285 280 282 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 374 Write 391 Mixed 333 SusWrite 255 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 56.6 187% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 218 164% 222 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 124%
Hitachi HTS543225A7A384 250GB 2,305 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 230GB free Firmware: ESBOA60W SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 70 70 71 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 71.6 Write 70.8 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 70 46% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB 3,364 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 24.9 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 25.4 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 96%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Professional Gaming i7

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	127x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	20x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	26x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	26x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	12x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	17x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	7x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	11x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	8x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $729

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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