Asrock Z270 Gaming K4

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	48.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z270 Gaming K4 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '19 at 16:05
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 720 74% 596 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 211 Parallax 206 154% 202 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 186 Splatting 134 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
KINGSTON 240GB 1,204 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 141 133 144 233 145 MB/s Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.6% Average	Read 216 Write 102 Mixed 266 SusWrite 172 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 13.1 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 19.4 66% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 133 120% 178 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 93%
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 64GB free Firmware: X312 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 122 122 123 122 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 356 Write 374 Mixed 242 SusWrite 128 62% 275 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 20.4 81% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 170 137% 191 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 93%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 797GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 159 161 162 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 158 Mixed 105 SusWrite 161 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 229GB free Firmware: 02.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 106 107 108 107 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 159 Write 150 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 108 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 167GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 121 114 120 121 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 114 Write 113 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 117 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 75%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 4,255 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 21GB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 97 98 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 66.4 Write 66.8 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 97.3 88% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.5% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 22.3 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 26.7 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 62 65% 62 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 105%

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Typical Z270 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 532 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 72%

Battleship

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 62%

Destroyer

Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Gaming K4

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	247x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	73x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	56x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	29x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	19x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	15x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	15x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	11x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $510

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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