Asrock Z270 Gaming K4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	81.3% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z270 Gaming K4 (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170508
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '19 at 09:20
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 112 2-Core 205 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 634 63% 513 Pts	64-Core 606 38% 606 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS256G32MND-2200A 256GB 3,087 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20200L00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 260 295 238 255 259 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 468 Write 291 Mixed 288 SusWrite 263 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 79.3 4K Mixed 26.5 108% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 219 188% 278 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 85%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 30GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,482 Write 2244 Mixed 1,286 444% 2,004 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 82.3 272% 96.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,045 DQ Write 945 DQ Mixed 977 738% 989 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 73GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 296 296 296 281 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 463 Mixed 400 SusWrite 310 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 54.7 182% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 343 258% 345 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 98GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 96 100 99 98 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 129 Write 126 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 99.4 69% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 107%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 720GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 86 85 85 82 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 90 Write 86 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 84.3 57% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 22,760 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	78.4% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 23.6 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 25.2 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 81%

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Typical Z270 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 532 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 72%

Battleship

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 62%

Destroyer

Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Gaming K4

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	247x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	73x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	56x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	29x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	15x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	15x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	11x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $519

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16