ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180123
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '18 at 21:08
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 135 2-Core 260 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 490 68% 504 Pts	64-Core 515 32% 515 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.7% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 134 Parallax 126 100% 128 fps	MRender 97.1 Gravity 121 Splatting 101 87% 106 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 250GB-$50 5,775 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 198 196 199 200 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 308 Mixed 251 SusWrite 201 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 41.9 176% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 249 210% 308 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 152GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 116 140 141 115 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 444 Write 391 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 144 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 17.9 100% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 16 55% 119 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 76%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 19GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 200 200 201 202 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 491 Write 202 Mixed 194 SusWrite 201 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 14.8 122% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 77.6 95% 167 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 78%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 85GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 95 45 48 62 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 354 Write 272 Mixed 262 SusWrite 80.5 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 18.9 80% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 72.8 DQ Mixed 39.9 44% 74.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 187 189 189 189 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 154 Mixed 81 SusWrite 189 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 878GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 86 85 88 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 100 Write 74.5 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 85.7 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 193% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 62%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 531GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 83 84 86 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 112 Write 127 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 84.8 72% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 465GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 130 131 131 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 132 Write 126 Mixed 71 SusWrite 130 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 292GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 137 157 157 155 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 136 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 151 89% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 107%
WD Elements 107C 3TB 3,265 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2.5TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 150 150 154 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 156 Write 151 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 151 182% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	87.5% Excellent	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 26 88% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 31.6 SC Mixed 29.2 78% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 117%

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Gaming 63%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 - $300

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	337x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	298x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	77x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	171x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	109x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	68x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	22x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	42x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	42x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	34x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $653

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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