Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	292% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6 (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '18 at 19:18
Run Duration	7085 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4340-$60 866 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 107 2-Core 188 76% 129 Pts	4-Core 284 8-Core 285 38% 285 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 71%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80 9,612 User benchmarks, average bench 153% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1094 1132 1125 1136 1135 1128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 1,901 Write 1,102 Mixed 992 SusWrite 1,125 285% 1,280 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 104 338% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 823 DQ Write 1,033 DQ Mixed 615 551% 824 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 241%
Corsair Force LS 60GB-$57 3,190 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 22GB free Firmware: SBFM01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 101 95 95 95 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 455 Write 289 Mixed 332 SusWrite 109 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 32.2 154% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 167 161% 252 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 89%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 438GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 71 70 72 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 101 Write 75.4 Mixed 55.1 SusWrite 70.7 56% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 69%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 75 70 73 71 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 102 Write 106 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 71.8 64% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 83%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 52 57 60 56 57 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 102 Write 65.1 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 56.4 53% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 63%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 327GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 66 66 69 67 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 104 Write 86.4 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 66.9 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 76%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 1TB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 170 157 161 165 153 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 150 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 162 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.5 163% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 1TB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 152 150 154 151 141 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 178 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 149 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.4 165% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 113%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 157 153 154 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 186 Mixed 72 SusWrite 154 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 482% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 109%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 89 93 91 91 92 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 137 Write 98.1 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 91.7 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 87%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$84 6,631 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 39 45 43 43 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 105 Write 40.3 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 45.8 39% 53.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 99% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 85%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00D8PB0 3TB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 120 120 117 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 118 Write 120 Mixed 92.2 SusWrite 119 153% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 58%
TOSHIBA HDWE160 6TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 13 13 12 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 154 Write 152 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 16.9 110% 91 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 77%
WDC WD40 EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 11 32 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 116 Write 116 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 14.9 107% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 61%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00MMMB0 3TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 65 51 66 63 66 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 125 Write 114 Mixed 52.6 SusWrite 59.1 112% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya NT2GC64B88G0NF-CG 4x2GB 579 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	51.5% Above average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.5 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 17.8 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 52%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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