ASRock Z170 OC Formula Motherboard Review

Legit Reviews Test System

Before moving on to doing some benchmarks, let’s take a look at the test system used in the various benchmarks. All testing will be done using a fresh install of Windows 10 Pro 64-bit with all updates. The operating system will be installed on a Kingston Predator M.2 drive, with benchmarks and games on the second SSD drive. All benchmarks will be completed with no additional software running, with a reboot between each test.

Intel Z170 Test Platform:

This is what CPU-Z tells us about the test platform:

Here is a quick look at the specific components used in the test system:

Intel LGA 1151 Z170 Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	Intel i7-6700K	Click Here
Memory	Kingston 32GB DDR4 2666MHz	Click Here
Video Card	eVGA GTX 970 SC	Click Here
Hard Drive	Intel SSD Pro 2500 180GB	Click Here
Hard Drive 2	Sandisk Ultra II 480GB SSD	Click Here
M.2	Kingston Predator G2 x4 240GB	Click Here
Power Supply	Corsair CX750M	Click Here
USB 3.1 Type C	Kingston DataTraveler microDuo 3C	Click Here
Operating System	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	Click Here

Now for a quick look at the eVGA GTX 970 that we will be using with NVIDIA driver version 355.60.