ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive56.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160413
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 19 '17 at 18:59
Run Duration181 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 128
2-Core 232
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 706
73% 588 Pts
64-Core 718
44% 718 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Lighting 156
Reflection 155
Parallax 134
127% 148 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 146
Splatting 116
104% 128 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 115%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB
241GB free
Firmware: U38100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 522
Write 432
Mixed 298
92% 417 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 34.8
4K Mixed 3.87
52% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 94.5
DQ Mixed 6.23
30% 68.3 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 57%
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84
68GB free
Firmware: 2.0.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 456
Write 310
Mixed 338
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 12.3
4K Mixed 6.17
40% 11.8 MB/s
DQ Read 36.2
DQ Write 11.9
DQ Mixed 6.92
10% 18.4 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 56%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32070RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
56.1% Above average
Read 472
Write 210
Mixed 55.9
53% 246 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 63.7
4K Mixed 5.22
61% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 98
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 5.54
50% 111 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 78%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
133GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
35.5% Below average
Read 63.1
Write 60.5
Mixed 58.8
46% 60.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.3
76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$34
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.7% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 21.4
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 25.1
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 964 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $710
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