ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics71.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.6% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4  (all builds)
Memory6.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160413
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 13 '16 at 15:30
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 48%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 86.4
1-Core 124
2-Core 244
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 408
50% 381 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7270
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.2% Very good
Lighting 90
Reflection 92.5
Parallax 76.4
73% 86.3 fps
MRender 76.6
Gravity 84
Splatting 83.8
67% 81.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 494
Write 276
Mixed 277
77% 349 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 72.8
4K Mixed 27.4
138% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 48.4
84% 169 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 110%
Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB
774GB free
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 118
Write 94.1
Mixed 83.7
74% 98.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.34
94% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.8% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15.3
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 14.4
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 87%

 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $658
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