Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	117% 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	86.5% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6 (all builds)
Memory	15.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '18 at 14:32
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

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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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 97.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 251 92% 162 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 722 70% 577 Pts	64-Core 733 45% 733 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1426) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2552 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 158 Parallax 143 130% 154 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 147 Splatting 116 103% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0520AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 97 54 54 54 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 500 Write 428 Mixed 403 SusWrite 85.1 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 46.4 161% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 211 170% 239 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 85%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 303GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 86 87 87 87 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 83.8 Write 86.3 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 86.1 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 62%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 348GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 86 85 87 86 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 78.3 Write 78.8 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 85.1 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 84%
Toshiba E300 2TB-$69 2,046 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 197GB free Firmware: MZ4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 64 68 67 63 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 51 Write 71.5 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 66.2 38% 52.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.4 95% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 86%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 52GB free, PID 1023 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 19 18 16 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 22.5 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 18 30% 23.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 42% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 43%
Seagate Portable 500GB 3,247 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 173GB free, PID 2300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 40 Write 37 Mixed 31 SusWrite 39.1 50% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX KHX2400C11D3/8GX KHX2400C11D3/4GX KHX2400C11D3/8GX 24GB 137 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 24.1 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 25.9 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 89%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme6 - $220

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	555x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	146x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	77x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	127x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	77x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	54x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	25x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	25x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 21,220 samples	24x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	24x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $877

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