ASRock Z170 GAMING K6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics51.5% 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 Drive200% 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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardASRock Z170 GAMING K6  (all builds)
Memory18.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181018
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJun 12 '21 at 23:16
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th 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 below expectations (15th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 78.9
1-Core 130
2-Core 224
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 570
60% 478 Pts
64-Core 677
42% 677 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
51.5% Above average
Lighting 63.9
Reflection 69.8
Parallax 69.9
52% 67.9 fps
MRender 68.7
Gravity 62.8
Splatting 56.2
50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB
508GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1132 693 764 677 765 782 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 1,143
Write 2,008
Mixed 1,424
SusWrite 802
305% 1,344 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 63.5
212% 78.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,104
DQ Write 655
DQ Mixed 898
664% 886 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 200%
Great: 284%
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221
106GB free
Firmware: Z2333000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 228 261 240 282 248 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Read 442
Write 183
Mixed 197
SusWrite 251
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 24.9
4K Mixed 10.7
59% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 43.2
DQ Mixed 52.1
54% 91.2 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
628GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 76 92 81 92 74 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 50.5
Write 153
Mixed 31.4
SusWrite 83
58% 79.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.4
95% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVR 0420 F4-3000C15-8GRKB 0420 F4-2400C15-8GVR 0420 F4-3000C15-8GRKB 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
61.8% Good
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 20.6
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 21.1
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 82.6
48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 76%

 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%
Aircraft carrier
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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