ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.3% 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 Drive	83.6% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160706
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '20 at 17:27
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 572 75% 564 Pts	64-Core 563 35% 563 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1401) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.3% Poor	Lighting 36.2 Reflection 34 Parallax 28.1 30% 32.8 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 37.1 Splatting 32.3 29% 35.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD340 128GB-$88 2,082 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN059 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 132 136 126 137 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 466 Write 139 Mixed 172 SusWrite 131 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 41.4 155% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 110 107% 174 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 84%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 78GB free Firmware: GH2OA420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 97 95 96 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 61.7 Write 79.5 Mixed 18 SusWrite 96.5 46% 63.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 72%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71 21,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 98GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 76 76 76 76 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 116 Write 117 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 75.6 70% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 45%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 6,017 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 702GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 109 Write 105 Mixed 37.7 SusWrite 109 119% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 1x8GB 3,234 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 10.7 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 11.9 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 42%

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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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	338x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	22x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $707

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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