Asrock Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics33.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive204% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160127
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '16 at 04:41
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6100-$76
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 96.7
1-Core 139
2-Core 239
91% 158 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 385
51% 383 Pts
64-Core 389
24% 389 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
EVGA(3842 3962) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7270
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
33.5% Below average
Lighting 43.3
Reflection 44.5
Parallax 38.8
35% 42.2 fps
MRender 39.5
Gravity 37.8
Splatting 34.2
30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
74GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 1,983
Write 871
Mixed 1,078
288% 1,311 MB/s
4K Read 52.8
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 33.5
223% 92 MB/s
DQ Read 55.5
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 32.9
59% 110 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 204%
Great: 243%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 45.5
MC Mixed 32
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 44.8
SC Mixed 31.9
95% 33.1 GB/s
Latency 51.6
78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 108%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac Builds (Compare 206 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asrock Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $732
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