Asrock Z270 Gaming K6

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.9% 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	249% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z270 Gaming K6 (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161103
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '18 at 09:25
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	55%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 below expectations (32^nd percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 81.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 241 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 773 73% 608 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% ASRock(1849 5912) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.9% Terrible	Lighting 8.37 Reflection 11.6 Parallax 7.97 7% 9.32 fps	MRender 10.7 Gravity 7.53 Splatting 16.6 10% 11.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.9% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1190 1018 1031 1033 1017 999 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1,743 Write 1,550 Mixed 799 SusWrite 1,048 287% 1,285 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 61.2 196% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 1,284 DQ Write 1,159 DQ Mixed 1142 878% 1,195 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 302%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 301GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 141 151 142 133 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 165 Write 162 Mixed 82 SusWrite 142 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.1 182% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 97%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 163 159 167 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 159 Mixed 100 SusWrite 166 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 99%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 301GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 93 90 87 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 145 Write 150 Mixed 82 SusWrite 91.1 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.3 216% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 97%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$137 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 301GB free Firmware: AR13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 103 94 138 142 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$137 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 301GB free Firmware: AR13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 190 166 119 178 194 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 20 21 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 64 Write 57.8 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 21.3 35% 46.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.2 81% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 105%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 301GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 93 87 94 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 106 Write 105 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 93.3 68% 93 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.2 209% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 97%
WD My Passport 25EA 4TB 1,124 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 302GB free, PID 25ea Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 21 20 21 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 65 Write 59.3 Mixed 46 SusWrite 21.2 62% 47.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.2 34% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.7% Good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 20.9 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 22.3 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 105%

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Desktop 89%

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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 $485Bench 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 $129Bench 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 $37Bench 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 $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