ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
ProcessorWith 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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics56.4% 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 Drive76.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150716
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJan 14 '18 at 19:38
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 85%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (40th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
67.6% Good
Memory 74.2
1-Core 92.8
2-Core 168
65% 112 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 540
53% 434 Pts
64-Core 598
37% 598 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
56.4% Above average
Lighting 58.4
Reflection 63.9
Parallax 65.3
48% 62.6 fps
MRender 77.5
Gravity 93.1
Splatting 95.3
73% 88.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 479
Write 239
Mixed 143
63% 287 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 70.9
4K Mixed 14.5
113% 40.9 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 13
71% 165 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
704GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 163
Mixed 160
131% 175 MB/s
4K Read 1.05
4K Write 2.48
4K Mixed 0.35
129% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
140GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Read 100
Write 97.9
Mixed 92.9
73% 97 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.34
88% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
63.9% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 21.4
68% 24 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 13.6
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 92.1
43% 92.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 959 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 63%
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $658
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