Asrock Z270 Gaming K4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive331% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z270 Gaming K4  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170508
Uptime22.2 Days
Run DateJul 18 '19 at 00:18
Run Duration187 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 122
2-Core 233
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 512
58% 456 Pts
64-Core 488
30% 488 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Lighting 72.6
Reflection 72.3
Parallax 62.9
59% 69.3 fps
MRender 68.7
Gravity 67.6
Splatting 69.6
56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
600GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2304 1864 1165 1093 1107 1109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
331% Outstanding
Read 2,506
Write 2,350
Mixed 1,549
SusWrite 1,440
439% 1,961 MB/s
4K Read 62.8
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 88.6
295% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,261
DQ Write 1,009
DQ Mixed 1,002
786% 1,091 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 331%
Great: 372%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 195 194 193 194 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 204
Mixed 97.7
SusWrite 194
126% 172 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.1
217% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 111%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.8% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 11.4
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 12
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 532 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Gaming K4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 109% - Outstanding Total price: $511
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