ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics39% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive98.6% 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.
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.
MotherboardASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161020
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJul 28 '17 at 08:48
Run Duration282 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 209
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 413
56% 418 Pts
64-Core 414
26% 414 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
39% Below average
Lighting 41.6
Reflection 46.4
Parallax 34.8
34% 40.9 fps
MRender 67.2
Gravity 59.3
Splatting 55.3
49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 39%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 402
Mixed 416
98% 438 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 59.4
4K Mixed 41.2
133% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 112
130% 225 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 124%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
1TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 119
Write 116
Mixed 126
91% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.85
4K Write 1.92
4K Mixed 0.21
95% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 108%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9
22GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
37.1% Below average
Read 133
Write 56.5
Mixed 70.8
98% 86.8 MB/s
4K Read 5.87
4K Write 1.34
4K Mixed 0.97
100% 2.72 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 28%
Kingston DataTraveler 102 4GB
2GB free, PID 162d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
6.32% Terrible
Read 22.6
Write 5.98
Mixed 9.89
13% 12.8 MB/s
4K Read 7.09
4K Write 0.02
4K Mixed 0.03
28% 2.38 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.32%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
69% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 21.5
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 20.6
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 69%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 959 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $707
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