Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	92.3% 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	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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6 (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '17 at 15:27
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 276 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 710 74% 594 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1613 MHz, MLim: 1987 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.28 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 14035 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 3949 (B1) Unknown 92 92 281 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 55 50 45 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 766 (F1) Unknown 99 99 29538588219	92.3% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 344 Mixed 395 93% 420 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 23 147% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 37 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 40.9 70% 128 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 110%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 216GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 172 2208 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4591 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 15514 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3908 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 754 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3836 (C2) HDA temperature 102 89 41 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	88.7% Excellent	Read 161 Write 148 Mixed 128 109% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.88 4K Write 2.88 4K Mixed 0.27 120% 1.34 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 105%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 109GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 173 2116 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4670 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 14874 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3794 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 709 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3960 (C2) HDA temperature 101 93 42 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	75.3% Very good	Read 131 Write 131 Mixed 120 96% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.23 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.27 137% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 105%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 70GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 164 162 4775 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9164 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 16879 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 764 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 883 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 175 175 75659 (C2) HDA temperature 105 87 42 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	32.2% Below average	Read 55 Write 56.9 Mixed 51.2 41% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.26 83% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D169DS3.16FE 1315 BLS8G3D169DS3.16FN 1315 BLS8G3D169DS3.16FN 1315 BLS8G3D169DS3.16FE 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	62.9% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 19.1 60% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97 Extreme6 Builds (Compare 951 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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