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 (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	58.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6 (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160517
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '17 at 23:20
Run Duration	365 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 141 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 531 71% 529 Pts	64-Core 541 34% 541 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 387.92 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 100 Reflection 110 Parallax 104 82% 104 fps	Gravity 90.2 Splatting 97.3 84% 93.8 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 189GB free Firmware: X41200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 844 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 694 (A5) Unknown 100 100 7667762 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 23 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 360 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 74 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 64 274879217692 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 60129542158 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 396 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1049 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1020 (F2) Unknown 253 253 766 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	70.5% Very good	Read 498 Write 345 Mixed 339 87% 394 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 12.2 85% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 29.9 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 11.8 41% 83 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 108%
OCZ Trion 100 120GB-$60 4,424 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM11.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2935 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2246 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 198 198 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 339 (C2) HDA temperature 70 60 171799674910	58.1% Above average	Read 494 Write 197 Mixed 256 69% 316 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 7.11 83% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 25 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 7.05 24% 50.2 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 759GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 199 134 3607 (03) Spinup time 176 174 2191 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2365 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 2931 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2159 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 262 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2102 (C2) HDA temperature 117 109 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 16 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 8 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 11	78.3% Very good	Read 147 Write 126 Mixed 121 99% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.13 73% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Team-Elite-1600 0118 0423 Team-Elite-1600 0118 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	61.3% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 17.9 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 18.7 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 63%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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 $90Bench 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: $858

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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