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 (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6 (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	10.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '21 at 17:04
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 129 2-Core 257 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 636 66% 529 Pts	64-Core 646 40% 646 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 87%

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: 236 81 69 69 70 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 347 Write 245 Mixed 262 SusWrite 98.6 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 64.4 4K Mixed 28.5 116% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 33.8 DQ Write 80.9 DQ Mixed 32.4 32% 49 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 93%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 165GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 272 272 271 271 271 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 464 Mixed 356 SusWrite 280 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 54.9 186% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 49 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 63.3 58% 84.8 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 118%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 242GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 16 21 11 12 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 106 Write 14.3 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 16 35% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 69%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 563GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 82 80 83 82 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 122 Write 117 Mixed 67 SusWrite 81 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 4.3 2.7 4.6 3.5 5.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 118 Write 6 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 4.8 31% 41.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 84%
Corsair Voyager 3.0 64GB 249 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 54GB free, PID 1a03 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 49 87 88 88 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 93.8 Write 105 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 67.2 114% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 60% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 42%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 181GB free, PID 10a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 96 103 104 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 92.8 Write 39 Mixed 39 SusWrite 96.1 85% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 46% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 43%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 693GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 105 104 104 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 104 Write 106 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 102 125% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43.9% 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 above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.8 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 19.4 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 58% 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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