Asrock Z97 Extreme6/ac

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50% 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 Drive118% 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.
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme6/ac  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '22 at 04:11
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 118
2-Core 242
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 635
64% 521 Pts
64-Core 635
39% 635 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50% Average
Lighting 64.2
Reflection 74.9
Parallax 91.1
52% 76.7 fps
MRender 64.9
Gravity 60.4
Splatting 45.6
45% 57 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 50%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 293 294 296 297 294 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 449
Write 437
Mixed 363
SusWrite 312
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 64.3
207% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 363
273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 118%
Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra T C 32GB
24GB free, PID 5596
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 8.1 9.8 9.8 9.3 10 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
13.7% Very poor
Read 36.7
Write 20.2
Mixed 19
SusWrite 10.9
26% 21.7 MB/s
4K Read 6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 2.9
172% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 13.7%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
59.9% Above average
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 16.8
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 20.3
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Extreme6/ac Builds (Compare 22 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme6/ac

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $548
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