Asrock Z170 Professional Gaming i7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics41.9% 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 Drive173% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z170 Professional Gaming i7  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160905
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateNov 24 '17 at 19:29
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 39%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 127
2-Core 256
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 665
68% 551 Pts
64-Core 718
44% 718 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
EVGA(3842 6178) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
41.9% Average
Lighting 47.6
Reflection 54.5
Parallax 44
39% 48.7 fps
MRender 67.9
Gravity 47.5
Splatting 60.8
48% 58.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
173% Outstanding
Read 1,502
Write 834
Mixed 1,080
252% 1,139 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 30
189% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 24.4
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 27.4
62% 119 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 173%
Great: 243%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 249
Mixed 185
155% 206 MB/s
4K Read 4.02
4K Write 2.84
4K Mixed 0.34
258% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 125%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
88.3% Excellent
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 25.1
88% 31 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 33.2
SC Mixed 28
78% 27.3 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Professional Gaming i7 Builds (Compare 192 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Professional Gaming i7

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $719
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