Asrock Z170 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	82.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	55.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z170 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160408
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 17:14
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 228 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 420 56% 419 Pts	64-Core 440 27% 440 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.3% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 120 Parallax 117 84% 113 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 104 Splatting 90.1 80% 99 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 58 49 49 49 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 422 Write 108 Mixed 119 SusWrite 55.3 38% 176 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 85.3 4K Mixed 25.7 106% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 35.1 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 32.6 36% 57.9 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 124%
Seagate M3 Portable 2TB 4,943 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 162GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 62 57 54 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 51.9 Write 91 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 59.4 54% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.7% Below average	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 10.9 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 10.5 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 65: 10R 3G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
65%	33%	57	257	179	60	27.4"	2560 1440	DELA179 Dell AW2721D

History: Score 33: 4R 3G 4B | Score 33: 2R 4G 11B | Score 65: 10R 3G 6B

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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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	34x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $644

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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