ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 53% 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.4% 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	84.3% 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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '20 at 15:52
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	0%

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)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 101% 186 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 606 79% 595 Pts	64-Core 614 38% 614 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.3% 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: 1675 MHz, MLim: 1977 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Lighting 73.7 Reflection 78.8 Parallax 77.2 60% 76.6 fps	MRender 82.9 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 62.9 58% 72.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV300S37A120G 120GB 4,336 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.G SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 111 87 85 87 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 458 Write 422 Mixed 315 SusWrite 106 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 37 150% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 164 165% 263 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 83%
Adata SX8100NP 512GB 9,167 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 393GB free Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 1279 1327 1220 1256 1207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,432 Write 1,163 Mixed 1,130 SusWrite 1,119 324% 1,461 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 85.1 276% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,218 DQ Write 865 DQ Mixed 1,315 908% 1,133 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 320%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 608GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 153 153 153 153 152 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 151 Write 122 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 150 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.6% 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 @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 26.5 86% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 26.6 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 84.6% 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 $109Bench 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 $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