Asrock Z270 Extreme4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z270 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '23 at 12:31
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700k VH 9,708 User benchmarks, average bench 84% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 226 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 643 66% 533 Pts	64-Core 664 41% 664 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,272 Write 2,140 Mixed 1716 455% 2,043 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 65.1 213% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 929 DQ Write 558 DQ Mixed 801 581% 763 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Liteonit LCT-512 512GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 222GB free Firmware: VSDC SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 239 52 83 33 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 340 Write 341 Mixed 246 SusWrite 131 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 42.6 4K Mixed 25.9 90% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 111 96% 143 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 96%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 191GB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1150 719 678 643 590 555 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2,234 Write 2,074 Mixed 2,028 SusWrite 723 396% 1,765 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 70.5 226% 75.2 MB/s	DQ Read 985 DQ Write 628 DQ Mixed 843 619% 819 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 410%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 46GB free Firmware: DXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 48 43 48 45 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 323 Write 82.7 Mixed 120 SusWrite 48.6 31% 144 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 20.7 83% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 69 DQ Mixed 52 63% 116 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 356GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 83 85 84 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 88.5 Write 80.6 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 83 57% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 57%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 978GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 129 138 141 140 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 129 Write 127 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 136 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 28 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 31.7 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 181%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 49: 0P 5R 7G 3B (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	188	53	165	0"	1280 720

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Extreme4 - $170

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	628x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	173x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	92x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	125x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	125x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	68x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	38x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	38x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	60x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	48x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	43x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $776

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 $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16