Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.65% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	154% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '22 at 19:27
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 228 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 655 66% 534 Pts	64-Core 651 40% 651 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	3.65% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 2.8 Parallax 7.3 3% 4.67 fps	MRender 9.2 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5.3 4% 5.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.65% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 622 591 587 594 587 568 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 937 Write 706 Mixed 507 SusWrite 592 153% 685 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 46.8 160% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 756 DQ Write 621 DQ Mixed 502 427% 626 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 313%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 66GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 149 148 148 152 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 131 Write 100 Mixed 77 SusWrite 150 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 112%
ST1000DM 003-1SB102 1TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 603GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 169 171 171 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 173 Write 125 Mixed 92.1 SusWrite 170 184% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 67% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 22.7 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 25.5 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 86%

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

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Typical Z97 Extreme6 Builds (Compare 957 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	559x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 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 $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	77x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	55x

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 i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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