Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics74.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme6  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160517
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 09 '22 at 22:22
Run Duration241 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 119
2-Core 219
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 562
60% 475 Pts
64-Core 565
35% 565 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$234
MSI(1462 8D94) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 497.29
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Lighting 92.5
Reflection 91.1
Parallax 85.8
75% 89.8 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 82.2
Splatting 73.4
72% 90 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 487
Write 475
Mixed 360
98% 441 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 53.7
182% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 357
269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
ST1000DM003-1CH162 250GB
10GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 491
Write 471
Mixed 447
105% 470 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 63.5
215% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
511GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 159 157 159 159 160 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 90.8
Write 90.5
Mixed 60.7
SusWrite 154
72% 99 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.1
207% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 109%
USB DISK Pro 0GB
0GB free, PID 1a20
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
2.58% Terrible
Read 10.5
Write 2.5
Mixed 4.7
SusWrite 2.7
6% 5.1 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
7% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.58%
Great: 4%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.1% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 17.6
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 18.7
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97 Extreme6 Builds (Compare 953 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme6 - $220

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $862
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