Asrock Z270 Gaming-ITX/ac

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	84.6% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asrock Z270 Gaming-ITX/ac (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170504
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '18 at 18:15
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 145 2-Core 263 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 816 81% 663 Pts	64-Core 828 51% 828 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3G37R5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 176 107 101 55 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 443 Write 408 Mixed 156 SusWrite 136 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 38.6 156% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 193 159% 232 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 88%
MRSAD4B240GC325S00 240GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 89GB free Firmware: MRV1.505 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 138 142 147 147 146 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	82% Excellent	Read 344 Write 152 Mixed 208 SusWrite 146 47% 213 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 42.2 168% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 122 107% 160 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 82%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 394GB free Firmware: CV23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 159 162 162 162 162 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 164 Mixed 77 SusWrite 161 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 119%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 162GB free Firmware: CV22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 96 97 98 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 158 Write 158 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 97 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 119%
Toshiba MQ02ABF100 1TB-$55 6,063 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 701GB free Firmware: DS001D SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 96 98 98 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 95 Write 102 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 96.6 62% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 19,779 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70% Very good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 20.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 24.8 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 96%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Gaming-ITX/ac

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	79x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	29x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	21x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	25x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	17x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	16x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	8x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	14x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GBCorsair $61Bench 81%, 93,353 samples	11x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	7x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $486

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16