Asrock Z270 Gaming K4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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.
Processor	With 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 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z270 Gaming K4 (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2400 - 32 Bit colors, 4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '23 at 13:19
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	69% Good	Memory 70 1-Core 103 2-Core 202 70% 125 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 518 56% 443 Pts	64-Core 668 41% 668 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,556 Write 1,468 Mixed 1,342 325% 1,455 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 51.6 4K Mixed 36.1 117% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 568 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 436 321% 429 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 284%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 657GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 45 49 47 49 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 64.2 Write 51.9 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 46.6 38% 51.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.3 62% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 540GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 111 116 124 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 116 Write 111 Mixed 76.6 SusWrite 120 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 759GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 88 91 98 102 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 103 Write 100 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 95.6 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 605GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 84 86 87 96 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 94.3 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 89.7 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.M8FB 4x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	67.7% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 21.7 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 15.2 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 104%

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Typical Z270 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 536 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 72%

Battleship

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 62%

Destroyer

Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Gaming K4

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	249x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	73x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	56x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	56x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	29x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	15x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	11x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16