Asrock Z170 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive104% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z170 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150821
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '20 at 14:10
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 above expectations (64th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 90.3
1-Core 133
2-Core 255
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 658
65% 532 Pts
64-Core 622
38% 622 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
MSI(1462 3235) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.8% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 111
Parallax 99.5
83% 104 fps
MRender 92.3
Gravity 97.8
Splatting 89.9
76% 93.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron XT 960GB-$1,453
599GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC01.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 451 111 457 107 472 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 436
Mixed 301
SusWrite 306
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 45.7
167% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 75.3
122% 236 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Corsair Neutron XT 480GB-$210
129GB free
Firmware: SAFC01.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 475 489 487 358 490 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 491
Mixed 323
SusWrite 460
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 46.5
179% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 76.1
132% 257 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 119%
Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 194 195 195 195 196 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 141
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 194
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.2% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 21.2
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 25
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 132%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,130 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Extreme4 - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $640
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HDDRAMUSB
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