Asrock Z370 Gaming K6

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	14.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	284% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z370 Gaming K6 (all builds)
Memory	17.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180320
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '21 at 12:31
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 468 58% 444 Pts	64-Core 458 28% 458 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Lighting 18.3 Reflection 18.3 Parallax 18.8 15% 18.5 fps	MRender 15.6 Gravity 19.3 Splatting 17.2 14% 17.4 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB 2,984 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41061C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1588 1455 884 887 910 910 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,653 Write 2,185 Mixed 1,746 SusWrite 1,106 429% 1,922 MB/s	4K Read 59.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 78.3 253% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 903 DQ Write 492 DQ Mixed 646 494% 680 MB/s
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 370%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 376GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 441 464 457 463 458 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 430 Mixed 364 SusWrite 460 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 53.4 183% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 131%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 420GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 90 87 89 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 85.7 Write 79.5 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 87.2 57% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 294GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 115 111 116 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 118 Write 109 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 114 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 161GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 98 98 98 96 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 106 Write 108 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 97.1 72% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 125 124 126 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 87.5 Write 88.1 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 124 68% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 24GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 27.6 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 25.8 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 83%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z370 Gaming K6 Builds (Compare 969 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: Asrock Z370 Gaming K6

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	560x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	151x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	126x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	108x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	61x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	39x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	34x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	31x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	51x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	37x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	33x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $751

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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