ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.2% 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	97.9% 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	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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160413
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '19 at 10:31
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 131 2-Core 261 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 708 68% 560 Pts	64-Core 716 44% 716 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.2% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 62.1 57% 68.1 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 65.3 Splatting 67.1 54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 139 135 130 131 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 404 Mixed 373 SusWrite 167 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 56.3 187% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 66.4 96% 183 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 500GB-$61 13,482 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 32GB free Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 151 96 97 117 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	62% Good	Read 438 Write 156 Mixed 158 SusWrite 130 48% 220 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 58.4 4K Mixed 33.2 104% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 39.7 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 38.8 43% 69.3 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 119%
WD WD5000BEVT-22A0R 500GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 16GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 55 47 59 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	30% Poor	Read 54.7 Write 50 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 49.5 34% 45.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 43%
Hitachi HTS725050A9A364 500GB 7,947 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 68GB free Firmware: PC4OC70E SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 67 67 67 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 62.3 Write 59.2 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 66.5 42% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 2x8GB 3,127 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 19.9 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 21.9 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 75%

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

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 - $300

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	340x
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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	68x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	22x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	43x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	42x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	34x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $699

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16