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 (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	99.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6 (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '20 at 06:45
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 230 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 597 62% 496 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 242 246 235 234 230 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 270 Mixed 322 SusWrite 240 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 44.4 158% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 344 264% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 124%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 73GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 365 355 347 336 339 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 399 Write 461 Mixed 374 SusWrite 351 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 39.4 141% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 338 253% 338 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 105%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 46GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 104 116 119 125 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 115 Write 107 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 113 73% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 112%
USB 500GB 123 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 3GB free Firmware: 0204 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 56.5 Write 58.5 Mixed 38.5 38% 51.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 70% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 61%
WD Elements 500GB 10,869 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 33GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 38 38 34 36 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 54.7 Write 42.3 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 36.5 54% 41.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 56% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 17.1 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 14.5 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 62%

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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 $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