Asrock H170A-X1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics70.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive70.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock H170A-X1  (all builds)
Memory2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160720
Uptime23.2 Days
Run DateOct 10 '22 at 01:55
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 56%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 89.1
1-Core 95.4
2-Core 168
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 317
46% 338 Pts
64-Core 307
19% 307 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.76
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.5% Very good
Lighting 93.7
Reflection 87.9
Parallax 77.1
76% 86.2 fps
MRender 63.5
Gravity 79.5
Splatting 72.3
59% 71.8 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SHGS31-250GS-2 250GB
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 90000Q00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 157 104 94 89 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 445
Write 420
Mixed 389
SusWrite 135
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 61.4
4K Mixed 31.2
102% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 263
202% 271 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 94%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
153GB free
Firmware: 01.00A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 75 76 72 75 73 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 70.4
Write 81.6
Mixed 59
SusWrite 73.2
52% 71.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 99[2/7/4]191[F/T] 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.2% Good
MC Read 23.2
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 21.3
68% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 20
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H170A-X1 Builds (Compare 102 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock H170A-X1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $226
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