ASRock Z170 GAMING K6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive104% 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.
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 (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardASRock Z170 GAMING K6  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160329
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '20 at 19:39
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 56%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Memory 80.6
1-Core 91.7
2-Core 186
69% 119 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 419
49% 379 Pts
64-Core 419
26% 419 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Nvidia(10DE 13C2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 mSATA 256GB
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM43D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 404 402 399 390 393 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 323
Mixed 257
SusWrite 394
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 92
4K Mixed 41.6
152% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 127
142% 243 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 104%
Great: 99%
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84
318GB free
Firmware: 2.0.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 129 128 126 136 122 MB/s
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
33.4% Below average
Read 243
Write 138
Mixed 96.8
SusWrite 126
34% 151 MB/s
4K Read 11.4
4K Write 21.7
4K Mixed 10.9
43% 14.7 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 27.9
DQ Mixed 31.3
32% 55.4 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 56%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.9% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 23.1
72% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 19.3
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Gaming K6 Builds (Compare 367 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: ASRock Z170 GAMING K6 - $267

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $716
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HDDRAMUSB
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