Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme6  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151006
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '18 at 20:46
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 213
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 430
58% 430 Pts
64-Core 429
27% 429 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 3684) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
55% Above average
Lighting 70.3
Reflection 69.2
Parallax 62
57% 67.2 fps
MRender 72.3
Gravity 62.5
Splatting 54.4
51% 63 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 55%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 110
Write 106
Mixed 70.7
71% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.22
74% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.6% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 11.2
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 12.1
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 56.4
71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97 Extreme6 Builds (Compare 951 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme6 - $220

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $877
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