Asrock Z370 Pro4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	92.8% 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z370 Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180321
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '18 at 22:38
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 84.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 250 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 831 78% 651 Pts	64-Core 1,140 71% 1,140 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 250GB-$55 9,409 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 203 201 207 170 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 365 Write 331 Mixed 233 SusWrite 199 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 45.6 166% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 275 221% 313 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 58GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 136 137 131 126 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 101 Write 114 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 134 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 48GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 136 102 107 141 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 53.3 Write 104 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 131 61% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 112%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 6.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 177 182 178 181 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 191 Write 198 Mixed 125 SusWrite 180 234% 174 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1 207% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 98%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 23GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 62 72 72 70 71 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	32% Below average	Read 75 Write 84.8 Mixed 52 SusWrite 68.2 95% 70 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.9% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 18.3 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 17 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z370 Pro4 - $107

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,054x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	756x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	641x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	422x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	360x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	304x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	114x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	112x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	92x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	127x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	112x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	101x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

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