Asrock Z170M Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	41.5% 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 (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z170M Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180123
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '22 at 12:25
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	52%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Memory 73.9 1-Core 67.6 2-Core 111 52% 84 Pts	4-Core 184 8-Core 197 25% 190 Pts	64-Core 203 13% 203 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% MSI(1462 C411) CLim: 1565 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.30.23.04 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.1% Good	Lighting 78.5 Reflection 68.9 Parallax 109 64% 85.4 fps	MRender 68.8 Gravity 86.1 Splatting 53.8 56% 69.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 49 52 47 59 56 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.5% Average	Read 165 Write 54.2 Mixed 102 SusWrite 53.4 21% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 52.6 4K Mixed 15.6 79% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 77.7 DQ Mixed 51.8 73% 141 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 85%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 5GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 451 Write 366 Mixed 278 81% 365 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 24.2 90% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 97.7 DQ Mixed 143 118% 174 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 86%
ZTC-SM201-512G 512GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 103GB free Firmware: O0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 141 141 141 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 432 Write 133 Mixed 190 SusWrite 140 49% 224 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 28.8 99% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 64.6 DQ Mixed 142 106% 146 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	69.3% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 24.5 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 18.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 92.7 43% 92.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 104%

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

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Typical Z170M Extreme4 Builds (Compare 302 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z170M Extreme4

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	90x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	78x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	40x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	35x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	22x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	12x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	13x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $457

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16