ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive64.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160706
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 13 '17 at 07:43
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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)
97.5% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 146
2-Core 285
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 538
8-Core 809
84% 674 Pts
64-Core 810
50% 810 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 101
Reflection 111
Parallax 93.9
83% 102 fps
Gravity 92.6
Splatting 97
84% 94.8 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 SATA M.2 256GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X231306 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
64.7% Good
Read 418
Write 197
Mixed 258
64% 291 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 70.9
4K Mixed 18.9
113% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 33.2
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 39.9
39% 59.2 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
331GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 146
Write 104
Mixed 129
95% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 2.55
4K Mixed 0.18
93% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
78.3% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 21.7
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 25.3
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 57.3
70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 86%

 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%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $653
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