Asrock Z170 Pro4S

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37.9% 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 Drive73.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z170 Pro4S  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160122
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateMar 11 '19 at 10:30
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GEO-User
Background CPU 68%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 71.1
1-Core 113
2-Core 202
72% 129 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 484
60% 456 Pts
64-Core 486
30% 486 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
37.9% Below average
Lighting 48.5
Reflection 33.8
Parallax 65.5
40% 49.3 fps
MRender 32.5
Gravity 50.5
Splatting 43
35% 42 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 128GB-$89
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X231706
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 212 212 219 207 214 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 394
Write 251
Mixed 176
SusWrite 210
57% 258 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 90.1
4K Mixed 26.4
113% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 120
122% 201 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67
2TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 169 169 169 169 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 110
Mixed 73
SusWrite 169
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown GY2400D464L15/8G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35% Below average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 10.1
35% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 6.4
24% 8.57 GB/s
Latency 98.8
40% 98.8 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 35%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Pro4S Builds (Compare 878 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Pro4S - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $557
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