Asrock Z87 Extreme6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z87 Extreme6  (all builds)
Memory2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140708
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateDec 07 '18 at 10:59
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 91.8
1-Core 104
2-Core 199
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 385
48% 368 Pts
64-Core 386
24% 386 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
PowerColor(148C 2336) 2GB
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.9.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
31% Below average
Lighting 39.2
Reflection 35.2
Parallax 46.7
32% 40.3 fps
MRender 31.1
Gravity 32.6
Splatting 40.8
29% 34.9 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 31%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 436
Write 421
Mixed 340
89% 399 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 92.1
4K Mixed 53.8
171% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 234
211% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
13GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 141 143 145 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Read 143
Write 107
Mixed 74.4
SusWrite 144
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 113%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
53GB free
Firmware: 1AA01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 48 49 48 45 46 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
28.7% Poor
Read 52.1
Write 30.2
Mixed 33.1
SusWrite 47.6
30% 40.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 62%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
154GB free
Firmware: 1AJ100E5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 100 99 98 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
62.6% Good
Read 119
Write 126
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 98.6
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
58.5% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 17.8
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.1
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87 Extreme6 Builds (Compare 268 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock Z87 Extreme6 - $199

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $464
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