Asrock Z170A-X1/3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive72.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z170A-X1/3.1  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160122
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 28 '16 at 02:12
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 116
2-Core 233
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 465
62% 465 Pts
64-Core 464
29% 464 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6839
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 120
Parallax 100
87% 109 fps
MRender 99.8
Gravity 99.3
Splatting 105
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 240GB-$261
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 498
Write 257
Mixed 340
81% 365 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 47.2
4K Mixed 18.2
88% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 85.2
104% 183 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 93%
Adata DashDrive Elite S102 Pro USB 3.0 32GB-$11
26GB free, PID 312b
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
32.1% Below average
Read 120
Write 49.7
Mixed 65.3
88% 78.3 MB/s
4K Read 5.78
4K Write 0.81
4K Mixed 0.65
71% 2.41 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
77.9% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 23.8
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 25.3
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A-X1/3.1 Builds (Compare 291 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asrock Z170A-X1/3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $432
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