Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	51.9% 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	152% 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.

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Run History

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '20 at 18:05
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 2 GHz, turbo 2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	57.9% Above average	Memory 79.3 1-Core 59.7 2-Core 104 52% 81 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 295 31% 247 Pts	64-Core 283 18% 283 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1139 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.9% Above average	Lighting 65.9 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 61.7 54% 65.6 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 54.5 48% 60 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme ADATA SX8200PNP 1TB 2,146 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 538GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 1266 232 447 853 881 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1,698 Write 1,108 Mixed 218 SusWrite 666 203% 923 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 32.4 102% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 419 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 66.7 100% 197 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 355%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 163 168 163 171 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 142 Write 127 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 171 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 1,780 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	66.1% Good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21.4 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 10.4 SC Mixed 16.2 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 80%

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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 958 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	560x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 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 $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	77x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	55x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	39x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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 i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16