ASRock Z170 GAMING K6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics33.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive263% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardASRock Z170 GAMING K6  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181018
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateApr 21 '21 at 22:59
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User EUR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 83.7
1-Core 128
2-Core 255
86% 156 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 498
65% 490 Pts
64-Core 493
30% 493 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
33.7% Below average
Lighting 44.5
Reflection 41.3
Parallax 39.1
36% 41.6 fps
MRender 37.3
Gravity 42.5
Splatting 28
29% 35.9 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
796GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1292 834 840 846 847 848 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
263% Outstanding
Read 1,564
Write 1,500
Mixed 1,292
SusWrite 918
296% 1,319 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 78.6
264% 99.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,573
DQ Write 1,257
DQ Mixed 1,386
1,045% 1,405 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 263%
Great: 276%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53
314GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 352 357 352 347 316 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 329
Write 344
Mixed 324
SusWrite 333
75% 332 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 93.9
4K Mixed 46.8
164% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 222
170% 229 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 0215 CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.1% Average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 11.6
38% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 13.5
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Gaming K6 Builds (Compare 369 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: ASRock Z170 GAMING K6 - $267

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $715
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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