ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161020
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 15 '18 at 23:30
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 572
76% 569 Pts
64-Core 574
36% 574 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1635 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63% Good
Lighting 78.1
Reflection 84.8
Parallax 72.5
64% 78.5 fps
MRender 86.2
Gravity 73.6
Splatting 69.5
62% 76.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 63%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 86.5
Write 74.9
Mixed 80.8
61% 80.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.73
4K Mixed 0.37
94% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 31.8
103% 36.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 40.8
SC Mixed 32
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 53.8
74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 102%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 970 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $710
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