ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive211% 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.
Run History
MotherboardASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161020
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 09 '17 at 02:02
Run Duration326 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 90.8
1-Core 146
2-Core 280
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 803
83% 668 Pts
64-Core 798
49% 798 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 199
Parallax 192
146% 190 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 175
Splatting 127
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
211% Outstanding
Read 2,035
Write 1,167
Mixed 1,135
318% 1,446 MB/s
4K Read 55
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 25.8
188% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 56.8
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 25.6
42% 77.6 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 211%
Great: 236%
Corsair Force LX 128GB-$144
43GB free
Firmware: N0307A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 519
Write 145
Mixed 225
64% 296 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 20.7
131% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 64.9
84% 155 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 84%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90
288GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Read 103
Write 101
Mixed 96.9
75% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 2.05
4K Mixed 0.45
109% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 58%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
258GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
47.9% Average
Read 87
Write 79.6
Mixed 80
62% 82.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 2.02
4K Mixed 0.4
107% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 54%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB
4GB free, PID 009f
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
6.78% Terrible
Read 26.4
Write 6.99
Mixed 9.3
14% 14.2 MB/s
4K Read 6
4K Write 0.007
4K Mixed 0.006
23% 2 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 6.78%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4-2400 CL16 8GB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 23.2
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 26.7
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 959 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 63%
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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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