ASRock Z170 GAMING K6

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	162% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	ASRock Z170 GAMING K6 (all builds)
Memory	39 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150730
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '22 at 21:03
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$219 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 109 2-Core 220 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 484 57% 441 Pts	64-Core 517 32% 517 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37BC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	162% Outstanding	Lighting 218 Reflection 204 Parallax 159 178% 194 fps	MRender 266 Gravity 225 Splatting 169 174% 220 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 868GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 872 895 1057 1154 1172 1239 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,953 Write 1438 Mixed 1,490 SusWrite 1065 333% 1,486 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 29.1 4K Mixed 35.7 136% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 937 DQ Write 81.4 DQ Mixed 159 205% 393 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 488%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 118 111 111 133 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 52 Write 69.9 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 115 48% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 110%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 302GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 135 128 130 128 136 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 164 Write 139 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 131 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 100%
Seagate IronWolf 2TB (2016)-$65 8,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 157 167 157 157 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 150 Write 150 Mixed 62 SusWrite 159 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 100%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 913GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 137 146 138 137 134 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 162 Write 153 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 139 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 193% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 0215 CMK32GX4M2D3600C18 0215 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 0215 CMK32GX4M2D3600C18 48GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62.8% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 19.4 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 20.3 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 65%

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Typical Z170 Gaming K6 Builds (Compare 369 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: ASRock Z170 GAMING K6 - $267

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	206x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	66x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	30x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	31x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	21x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	10x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	27x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	22x
F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 88%, 625 samples	11x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $754

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16