Asrock Z270 Gaming K4

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	198% 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 (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z270 Gaming K4 (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180226
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '20 at 00:51
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 86.2 1-Core 147 2-Core 265 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 735 74% 600 Pts	64-Core 809 50% 809 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (100^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (74 fps cap detected)	60.6% Good	Lighting 74.9 Reflection 73 Parallax 71.2 61% 73 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 74.4 60% 72.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 12,504 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9001b31 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1004 1028 292 263 238 266 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,957 Write 1,016 Mixed 872 SusWrite 515 241% 1,090 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 55.3 210% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 744 DQ Mixed 465 376% 518 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 244%
Intel MEMPEK1J016GAH 14GB 485 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 13GB free Firmware: K4110400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 170 169 171 171 170 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 853 Write 170 Mixed 280 SusWrite 170 80% 368 MB/s	4K Read 164 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 116 445% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 890 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 288 274% 451 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 252%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 200GB free Firmware: R0427AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 239 238 240 240 239 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 514 Write 246 Mixed 279 SusWrite 239 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 38.7 144% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 156 128% 179 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 118%
zyrexSSD 14GB 13GB free Firmware: 0208 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 390 Write 153 Mixed 217 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 49.1 179% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 205 146% 185 MB/s

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 931GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 119 120 120 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 120 Write 106 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 118 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 166% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 68%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 534GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 116 117 115 115 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 81.9 Write 78.1 Mixed 55.9 SusWrite 115 61% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 76%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 523GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 173 194 194 189 164 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 86 Write 98 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 182 70% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS824A.M8FGM 859B CT8G4DFS824A.M8FE 859B CT8G4DFS824A.M8FGM 859B CT8G4DFS824A.M8FE 32GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.4% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 23.3 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 24.3 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 95%

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Typical Z270 Gaming K4 Builds (Compare 537 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 72%

Battleship

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 62%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Gaming K4

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	250x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	73x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	56x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	56x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	15x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	24x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	11x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $493

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16