Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	80.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	169% 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	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 (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6 (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150526
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '19 at 17:44
Run Duration	321 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	79%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 92.1 1-Core 104 2-Core 200 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 664 61% 511 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 86A3) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 93.4 Parallax 86.4 84% 94.1 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 89.8 Splatting 77.8 73% 91.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$31 9,202 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 604 618 546 486 438 442 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 1,472 Write 832 Mixed 670 SusWrite 522 194% 874 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 45.4 169% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 947 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 424 358% 542 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 243%
St5000dm 000-1FK178 5TB 190 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 123GB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 90 89 90 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 61 Write 76.7 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 89.7 18% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 11.5 4K Mixed 0.6 8% 4.17 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 6.1 DQ Mixed 0.4 1% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 19%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 64GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 112 106 116 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 111 Write 115 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 112 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 99 101 97 101 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 91 Write 92.2 Mixed 46 SusWrite 99.2 60% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 26GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 108 118 118 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 81.7 Write 122 Mixed 72 SusWrite 116 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 20GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 91 77 89 89 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 95.7 Write 101 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 89 64% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3GB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 49.5 Write 118 Mixed 72.3 60% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.6 197% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
Seagate ST5000DM003-2FH18L 5TB 408 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 8GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 81 89 93 75 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 45.7 Write 53 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 86.7 45% 60.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.5 178% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$123 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 151GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 68 75 78 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 33 Write 69.7 Mixed 52 SusWrite 72.1 42% 56.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.4 132% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 140GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 135 132 134 140 134 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 75.5 Write 91.5 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 133 59% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 0.5 239% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 12GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 151 145 149 156 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 31.2 Write 82 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 148 54% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.4 206% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 441GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 88 79 77 87 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 51 Write 63.7 Mixed 49 SusWrite 81.6 45% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.4 162% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 50GB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 99 99 99 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 70.3 Write 91.7 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 98.6 64% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.5 206% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 87%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 6GB free Firmware: D781 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 96.7 Write 131 Mixed 92 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 356% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 92%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 44GB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 91 90 91 90 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 86.3 Write 66.7 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 89.7 57% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 103%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB-$105 4,536 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 14GB free Firmware: 1AN1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 73 73 74 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 25.2 Write 37.7 Mixed 40 SusWrite 73.9 33% 44.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 30 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 21.8 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 17.7 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 86%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

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 $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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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