Asrock Z170 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	47% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z170 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150701
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '23 at 21:02
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 102 2-Core 207 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 340 47% 346 Pts	64-Core 299 18% 299 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47% Average	Lighting 56.8 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 60.4 46% 61.8 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 58.5 Splatting 53.8 48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 171 156 152 156 154 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 452 Write 402 Mixed 355 SusWrite 180 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 53 4K Mixed 40.7 123% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 335 252% 337 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 124%
WDC WD30EZAZ-00SF3B0 3TB 577 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 169 170 169 174 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 171 Write 164 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 170 33% 148 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 0.9 12% 4.63 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 13.7 DQ Mixed 1.8 3% 5.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 39%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 360GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 366 416 425 444 443 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 411 Mixed 422 SusWrite 402 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 63.9 4K Mixed 46.4 146% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 339 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 137%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 128 129 130 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 136 Write 131 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 128 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 535GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 107 109 106 110 111 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 78 Write 77.4 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 109 63% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 145% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FAD 1x8GB 304 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.4% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 9.9 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 9.2 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	120	27"	1280 720	VSCD73A XG2705-2K

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Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Extreme4 - $210

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	370x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	360x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	96x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	153x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	145x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	79x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	34x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	30x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	80x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	34x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16