Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6 (all builds)
Memory	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '21 at 13:39
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (52^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 131 2-Core 240 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 650 66% 534 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.7% Very good	Lighting 87 Reflection 133 Parallax 80.3 71% 100 fps	MRender 93.9 Gravity 96.1 Splatting 99 79% 96.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 128GB 14,793 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 81GB free Firmware: SBFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 72 95 69 69 69 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 357 Write 308 Mixed 265 SusWrite 92.6 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 69.7 4K Mixed 29.2 121% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 145 121% 174 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 93%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 102GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 238 263 219 214 219 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 464 Mixed 399 SusWrite 258 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 56.4 194% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 220 205% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 118%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 7.5 8.2 9 9.2 8.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 104 Write 50.8 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 10.9 44% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 69%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 624GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 106 105 104 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 96 Write 96 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 104 68% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 118 Write 3.2 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 1.5 24% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 84%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 181GB free, PID 10a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 100 102 103 104 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 99 Write 99 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 102 120% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 43%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 741GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 97 107 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 110 Write 108 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 103 128% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 6,625 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	56.5% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 17.1 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 19.1 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.5% 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 $94Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $862

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16