Asrock Z270 Gaming K4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z270 Gaming K4 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170508
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '20 at 17:31
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 268 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 790 78% 639 Pts	64-Core 787 49% 787 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 2083) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 172 Parallax 185 144% 178 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 155 Splatting 110 122% 156 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 79.5 Write 418 Mixed 29.7 40% 176 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 44.5 123% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 206 185% 280 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 97%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 172GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 1.2 18 26 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	5.55% Terrible	Read 0.8 Write 4.5 Mixed 2.3 SusWrite 18.5 5% 6.53 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 5.55% Great: 54%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 575GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 158 157 156 159 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 176 Mixed 104 SusWrite 157 118% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 161 160 160 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 158 Mixed 121 SusWrite 160 206% 155 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 11.7 4K Mixed 1 506% 10.9 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 10.8 DQ Mixed 1 404% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB 4,782 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2900 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 27.5 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 32.6 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 96%

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Typical Z270 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 535 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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	249x
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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	11x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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