ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83% 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.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180123
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateNov 30 '20 at 18:38
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 21%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 94.8
1-Core 129
2-Core 257
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 487
62% 470 Pts
64-Core 490
30% 490 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72% Very good
Lighting 90.1
Reflection 88.6
Parallax 84.4
73% 87.7 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 79.3
Splatting 70.9
69% 86.8 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 120GB-$50
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 70 55 91 69 76 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 415
Write 438
Mixed 319
SusWrite 90.8
71% 316 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 40.4
147% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 177
180% 292 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 83%
Great: 89%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65
232GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 76 79 79 79 79 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Read 117
Write 107
Mixed 58.7
SusWrite 78.4
66% 90.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 65%
TOSHIBA DT01ACA050 500GB
452GB free, PID 2336
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 39 40 40 40 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
21.2% Poor
Read 38.4
Write 39.2
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 39.7
52% 38.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 35.3
MC Mixed 28.7
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 32.1
SC Mixed 29.4
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 965 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 GAMING K4 - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $707
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