ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.3% 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 Drive119% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 30 '20 at 06:46
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 21%
Watch Gameplay: 2060 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Memory 80.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 232
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 481
55% 429 Pts
64-Core 472
29% 472 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Zotac(19DA 3571) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
86.3% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 108
Parallax 96.2
89% 105 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 94
Splatting 79.3
81% 102 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme TEAM M8FP2 480GB
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM04.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 658 997 532 1055 255 1089 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 2.5
Write 2.7
Mixed 2.5
SusWrite 764
45% 193 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 82.6
4K Mixed 45
105% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 999
DQ Write 684
DQ Mixed 611
518% 765 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 119%
Great: 244%
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160
22GB free
Firmware: R211
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 122 122 121 124 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Read 409
Write 140
Mixed 186
SusWrite 120
47% 213 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 41.9
170% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 206
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 119
103% 154 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 81%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
735GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 130 130 125 131 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 114
Write 33.5
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 130
64% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.4% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 11.2
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 12.1
33% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 80.2
50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 962 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $702
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