ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	44.1% 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	72.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160413
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '24 at 13:28
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 93.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 236 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 678 60% 509 Pts	64-Core 650 40% 650 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.1% Average	Lighting 56.1 Reflection 66.9 Parallax 76.9 46% 66.6 fps	MRender 58.8 Gravity 53 Splatting 41.7 41% 51.2 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Vi550 S3 SSD 1TB 394 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 760GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 189 135 171 229 241 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 224 Write 106 Mixed 315 SusWrite 213 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 31.2 123% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 208 182% 268 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 112%
WDC WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 6TB 3,395 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 5.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 177 177 181 179 181 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	23.6% Poor	Read 203 Write 181 Mixed 85 SusWrite 179 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 0.9 16% 5.87 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 11.9 DQ Mixed 1.4 3% 4.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 39%
Asmt 2115 240GB 296 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 139GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 239 227 212 212 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 349 Write 246 Mixed 274 SusWrite 222 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 37 4K Mixed 23.9 78% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 76.1 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 57.2 61% 98.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 66%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 534GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 124 128 127 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 133 Write 124 Mixed 77 SusWrite 126 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 98GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 96 97 99 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 113 Write 105 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 101 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 70%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 174GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 92 101 98 97 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 76.8 Write 75.4 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 96.7 57% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 20.2 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 22.9 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 80%

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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	68	56	60	27"	1280 720	PHL0999 PHL 272S9B

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Gaming 63%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 - $300

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	339x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	298x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	78x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	172x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	111x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	68x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	22x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	42x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	42x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	34x

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Total price: $702

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