Asrock Z97 Extreme6/3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.1% 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)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6/3.1 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	14.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '20 at 18:21
Run Duration	313 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 85.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 222 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 645 65% 526 Pts	64-Core 630 39% 630 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.5% 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: 442.19 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Lighting 65.7 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 58.7 54% 63.2 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 61 Splatting 52.2 49% 61.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 445 Write 424 Mixed 367 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 50.8 168% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 342 259% 349 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 862 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1GB free Firmware: 501ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 154 Write 139 Mixed 146 33% 146 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 31.6 121% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 138 108% 150 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 84%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 114 116 115 116 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	67% Good	Read 118 Write 108 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 115 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 830GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 182 184 184 182 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 141 Write 118 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 182 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 109%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 47GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 69 69 70 68 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 101 Write 74.3 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 67.5 99% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 59%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 68GB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 25GB free, PID 00ad Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 29 29 34 29 30 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 112 Write 40.5 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 32.5 69% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.9 123% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 39%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 173 174 174 174 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 170 Write 167 Mixed 104 SusWrite 173 207% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SUPERTALENT02 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 1352 SUPERTALENT02 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.9% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 16.4 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 18.3 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 59%

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Typical Z97 Extreme6/3.1 Builds (Compare 30 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 31%

Sail boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 27%

Raft

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme6/3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	13x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	6x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	3x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	3x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	2x

SSD
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	3x
850 Pro 256GBSamsung $125Bench 102%, 141,929 samples	2x
SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $290Bench 185%, 5,772 samples	2x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	4x
16G-D3-2400-MR 0821 16G-D3-2400-MR 0921 16G-D3-2400-MR 0821 16G-D3-2400-MR 32GBUnknownBench 69%, 8 samples	3x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	2x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $736

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16