ASRock Z170 GAMING K6

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	149% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	57.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	ASRock Z170 GAMING K6 (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151201
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	May 29 '19 at 22:01
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 131 2-Core 244 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 664 65% 533 Pts	64-Core 681 42% 681 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 203 Reflection 220 Parallax 218 165% 214 fps	MRender 247 Gravity 205 Splatting 134 153% 195 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 117 171 162 214 MB/s Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.8% Above average	Read 227 Write 116 Mixed 126 SusWrite 156 35% 156 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 24.9 104% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 98.1 DQ Mixed 57.3 72% 133 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 89%
Mushkin MKNSSDTR1TB-3D 1TB 382 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 50GB free Firmware: Q0518CS SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 409 446 443 458 459 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 464 Mixed 391 SusWrite 439 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 45.5 159% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 260 212% 299 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 682GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 99 100 100 101 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 153 Write 122 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 98.6 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 113%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 243GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 98 101 100 102 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 84 Write 28 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 99.5 48% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 72%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 512GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 91 93 93 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 75.7 Write 69.5 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 91.8 53% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 76%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$215 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 111 112 104 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	63% Good	Read 110 Write 108 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 109 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVR 0420 F4-2400C15-8GVB 0420 F4-2400C15-8GVR 0420 F4-2400C15-8GVB 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.7% Good	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 19.6 65% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 21.8 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 73%

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Typical Z170 Gaming K6 Builds (Compare 369 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: ASRock Z170 GAMING K6 - $267

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	206x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	66x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	30x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	31x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	21x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	10x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	27x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	22x
F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 88%, 625 samples	11x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $710

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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