Asrock Z170 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.4% 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 Drive	207% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asrock Z170 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 07:19
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 128 2-Core 247 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 657 67% 541 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.4% Below average	Lighting 42.7 Reflection 44.6 Parallax 40 35% 42.4 fps	MRender 35.3 Gravity 41.7 Splatting 35.6 31% 37.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 823 779 698 661 662 663 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,800 Write 935 Mixed 692 SusWrite 714 229% 1,035 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 48.4 202% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,050 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 378 359% 584 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 243%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 642GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 204 209 206 208 207 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 122 Write 101 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 206 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41 16,658 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 20.3 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 23.1 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	30	72.3"	1280 701	GSM0001 LG TV

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Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Extreme4 - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	370x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	360x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	152x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	145x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	79x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	34x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	80x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	34x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16