Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6 (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '18 at 00:12
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Memory 78.1 1-Core 107 2-Core 199 73% 128 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 579 58% 474 Pts	64-Core 581 36% 581 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4549 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	3.62% Terrible	Lighting 4.03 Reflection 6.54 Parallax 6.09 3% 5.56 fps	MRender 4.29 Gravity 2.57 Splatting 7.7 4% 4.85 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.62% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 519GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 128 145 168 173 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 333 Write 308 Mixed 290 SusWrite 144 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 32 101% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 196 148% 200 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 133%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 644GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 179GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 71 67 64 64 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 392 Write 150 Mixed 223 SusWrite 66.3 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 17 4K Mixed 22.3 62% 18.5 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 73.5 DQ Mixed 66.2 60% 94.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 126%
Seagate ST500NM0011 500GB-$72 1,945 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 400GB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 62 60 65 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	59% Above average	Read 144 Write 100 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 61.3 69% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 84%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 137 137 137 137 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 124 Write 117 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 136 71% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL10-10-10 D3-1600 4x8GB 111 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	48.1% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 14.9 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 15 42% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 84.1 48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	557x
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	55x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	39x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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	25x
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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16