ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 169%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 145%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics202% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive338% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4  (all builds)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180123
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '21 at 22:15
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 89.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 256
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 671
68% 551 Pts
64-Core 728
45% 728 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,275
Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
202% Outstanding
Lighting 297
Reflection 278
Parallax 314
242% 296 fps
MRender 340
Gravity 244
Splatting 179
199% 254 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 202%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
259GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1838 1661 1703 1718 1676 1645 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
338% Outstanding
Read 2,454
Write 1,707
Mixed 883
SusWrite 1,707
376% 1,688 MB/s
4K Read 51.1
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 73.1
266% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,311
DQ Write 1,143
DQ Mixed 1,120
869% 1,191 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 338%
Great: 353%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 136 136 136 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 125
Write 124
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 135
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 101%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
186GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 69 70 69 70 69 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
45.7% Average
Read 90.6
Write 82.6
Mixed 60.3
SusWrite 68.6
56% 75.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
79.8% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 23.6
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 32.9
SC Mixed 25.9
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $658
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