Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	51% 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 Drive	75.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (53%). 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6 (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141209
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '19 at 23:30
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	53%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	44.6% Average	Memory 33.4 1-Core 98.7 2-Core 170 53% 101 Pts	4-Core 301 8-Core 425 46% 363 Pts	64-Core 543 34% 543 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51% Above average	Lighting 64.2 Reflection 64.8 Parallax 57.9 52% 62.3 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 60.1 Splatting 52 48% 60.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 348 371 316 191 167 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 343 Write 385 Mixed 286 SusWrite 286 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 26 101% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 250 206% 293 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 101%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 333GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 98 98 97 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 100 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 97.9 64% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 10.3 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 10.9 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 236 17% 236 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 88%

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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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Typical Z97 Extreme6 Builds (Compare 953 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	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	54x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	39x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16