Asrock Z270 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics65.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive110% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock Z270 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 12 '18 at 01:38
Run Duration227 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 (92nd percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 135
2-Core 270
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 741
73% 597 Pts
64-Core 744
46% 744 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
MSI(1462 3177) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
65.2% Good
Lighting 83.5
Reflection 83.7
Parallax 73.9
68% 80.4 fps
MRender 79.3
Gravity 74.8
Splatting 66.7
60% 73.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
465GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 2,163
Write 1,282
Mixed 1,300
349% 1,582 MB/s
4K Read 52.2
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 45.9
200% 72.1 MB/s
DQ Read 529
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 184
202% 344 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 244%
Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 384
Mixed 411
96% 431 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 45.8
170% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 107
137% 248 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 110%
Great: 124%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78
2.5TB free
Firmware: FS2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 165
Mixed 163
122% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.04
4K Write 1.98
4K Mixed 0.24
106% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 109%
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB-$124
1.5TB free
Firmware: MEAO Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
40% Average
Read 66.5
Write 73
Mixed 92.5
59% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 1.04
4K Mixed 0.23
59% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 40%
Great: 66%
Samsung Flash Drive DUO 128GB
45GB free, PID 1000, Samsung128GB
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 136
Write 111
Mixed 105
146% 117 MB/s
4K Read 4.54
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 1.12
106% 2.39 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GB-$140
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.7% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 21.7
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 26.9
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,177 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Extreme4 - $170

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $964
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