ASRock Z170 GAMING K6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 194%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 164%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics219% 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 Drive217% 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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardASRock Z170 GAMING K6  (all builds)
Memory6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161118
Uptime5.5 Days
Run DateMay 11 '21 at 21:18
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 238
89% 156 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 694
71% 572 Pts
64-Core 715
44% 715 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198
Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB; 3090 FE
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (78th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
219% Outstanding
Lighting 325
Reflection 306
Parallax 364
265% 332 fps
MRender 366
Gravity 266
Splatting 197
217% 276 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 219%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB
480GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2008 952 989 974 809 825 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 1,171
Write 1,906
Mixed 1,248
SusWrite 1,092
307% 1,354 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 68.4
216% 75.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,094
DQ Write 505
DQ Mixed 707
549% 769 MB/s
Poor: 145%
This bench: 217%
Great: 310%
Intel X25-M 80GB
74GB free
Firmware: 2CV102HA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 71 82 81 79 80 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
42.2% Average
Read 241
Write 81.6
Mixed 113
SusWrite 78.9
28% 129 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 10.6
79% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 79.4
DQ Mixed 81.9
70% 105 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 44%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
55GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 3,066
Write 7,437
Mixed 1,800
926% 4,101 MB/s
4K Read 432
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 58
827% 225 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 510
DQ Mixed 714
464% 534 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
96% Outstanding
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 36.1
MC Mixed 28.5
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 37.3
SC Mixed 31.6
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 52
77% 52 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 96%
Great: 105%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: ASRock Z170 GAMING K6 - $267

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $715
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