Asrock Z270 Gaming K4

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 18 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z270 Gaming K4 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170508
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '21 at 08:05
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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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 i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 277 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 770 78% 630 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 152 Parallax 148 128% 153 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 132 Splatting 112 114% 144 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$149 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 478 482 490 486 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 489 Mixed 436 SusWrite 482 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 60.9 209% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 128%
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70 6,931 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 185 151 186 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 512 Write 187 Mixed 241 SusWrite 176 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 40.6 153% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 172 143% 207 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 89%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 478 482 490 486 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 488 Mixed 408 SusWrite 482 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 52.2 189% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 121%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 304GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 132 132 131 129 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 164 Write 122 Mixed 89.6 SusWrite 131 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.7% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 19.8 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 22.2 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 5: 1R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
5%	50%	2	11	9	240	24.5"	1280 720	BNQ7F52 ZOWIE XL LCD

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Gaming 72%

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Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 62%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Gaming K4

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	247x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	73x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	56x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	29x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	15x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	15x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	11x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $519

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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