Asrock Z270 Gaming K6

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	115% 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	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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z270 Gaming K6 (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180226
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '18 at 04:51
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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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 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 (98^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 145 2-Core 285 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 758 80% 639 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Lighting 72.6 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 86 59% 75.5 fps	MRender 68.7 Gravity 68 Splatting 56.3 52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 338 184 269 73 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 822 Write 560 Mixed 565 SusWrite 162 117% 527 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 48.9 174% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 556 DQ Mixed 318 270% 384 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 157%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 265GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 170 172 173 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 120 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 171 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 108%
TS-RDF5 SD Transcend 128GB 589 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 117GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 37 38 38 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 38.8 Write 36.7 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 37.7 51% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 3.1 207% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 19.9 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 88%

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

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Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Gaming K6

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	368x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	79x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	69x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	106x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	95x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	78x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	34x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $41Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	26x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	20x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $531

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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