Asrock Z270 Gaming K6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	62.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z270 Gaming K6 (all builds)
Memory	19.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161103
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	May 04 '23 at 04:55
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 95.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 245 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 594 64% 509 Pts	64-Core 638 40% 638 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 144 153 141 111 116 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 350 Write 196 Mixed 200 SusWrite 136 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 28.8 106% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 182 132% 169 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 85%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 65GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 454 453 439 442 448 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Write 28.9 Mixed 220 SusWrite 442 54% 230 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 69.8 4K Mixed 39.9 128% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 247 214% 317 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 117%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 555GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 100 101 101 100 100 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 136 Write 77.7 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 99.5 72% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 84%
VendorCo ProductCode 1TB 444 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 976GB free, PID 1234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 3.4 5.5 3.3 5.7 3.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	4.46% Terrible	Read 19.7 Write 0.5 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 4 6% 6.48 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.46% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 29.6 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 27.6 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 114%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Gaming K6

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	371x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	79x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	69x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	107x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	95x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	78x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	34x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	26x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	20x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $483

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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