Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6 (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '22 at 20:37
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 101 2-Core 224 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 565 59% 473 Pts	64-Core 576 36% 576 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$235 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 8D94) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.5% Very good	Lighting 92.1 Reflection 90.1 Parallax 91.7 75% 91.3 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 80.5 Splatting 72.2 70% 88.4 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 451 Write 441 Mixed 361 93% 418 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 53.3 151% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 350 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
ST1000DM003-1CH162 250GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 88GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 452 466 288 278 278 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 507 Write 484 Mixed 462 SusWrite 342 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 63.9 216% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 425GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 129 132 128 130 127 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 157 Write 149 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 128 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 109%
USB DISK Pro 0GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 0GB free, PID 1a20 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	3.57% Terrible	Read 10.5 Write 2.7 Mixed 4 SusWrite 2.7 6% 4.98 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.57% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB 14,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 18.2 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 19.8 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 64%

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Typical Z97 Extreme6 Builds (Compare 953 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	557x
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	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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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