Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	215% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6 (all builds)
Memory	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '18 at 18:16
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 602 70% 542 Pts	64-Core 570 35% 570 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Lighting 77.7 Reflection 77.1 Parallax 66.5 63% 73.8 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 72.9 59% 71.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1283 295 297 296 295 296 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,826 Write 1,432 Mixed 935 SusWrite 460 258% 1,163 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 68.9 246% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 965 DQ Write 722 DQ Mixed 833 626% 840 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 280%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$30 11,181 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 149GB free Firmware: 0204 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 356 365 363 362 361 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 334 Write 351 Mixed 280 SusWrite 361 75% 332 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 38.4 4K Mixed 25 87% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 91.6 85% 131 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 223%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 183 188 188 186 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 196 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 187 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 199% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$194 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 172 174 175 174 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 156 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 174 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 98%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$194 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 160 162 163 161 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 154 Mixed 104 SusWrite 161 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 98%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 154 158 160 158 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 142 Mixed 85 SusWrite 153 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 144 145 144 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 155 Write 138 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 143 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 27.4 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 45.8 87% 45.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 119%

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

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 $94Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $862

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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) $37	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