Asrock Z97 Extreme6/3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	47% 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 Drive	182% 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	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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6/3.1 (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '23 at 07:43
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 227 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 536 57% 455 Pts	64-Core 607 38% 607 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47% Average	Lighting 57.6 Reflection 63.2 Parallax 58.4 47% 59.7 fps	MRender 62.2 Gravity 58.9 Splatting 53.1 47% 58.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 474GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1247 935 245 199 188 187 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,357 Write 1,949 Mixed 1,657 SusWrite 500 308% 1,366 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 64.9 213% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 879 DQ Write 485 DQ Mixed 757 543% 707 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 365%
SSD 256GB 6,980 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 31GB free Firmware: SDFM00.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 97 98 98 98 99 MB/s Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54.1% Above average	Read 182 Write 175 Mixed 168 SusWrite 94.4 35% 155 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 58.7 4K Mixed 36.1 111% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 132 100% 134 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 108%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 858GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 93 92 93 94 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 140 Write 153 Mixed 79 SusWrite 89.5 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 193 192 190 193 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 156 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 189 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 99[2/7/4]110(E/F) 4x8GB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.2 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 19.1 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 84%

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

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Typical Z97 Extreme6/3.1 Builds (Compare 30 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 31%

Sail boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme6/3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	13x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	6x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	3x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	3x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	2x

SSD
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	3x
850 Pro 256GBSamsung $125Bench 102%, 141,929 samples	2x
SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $290Bench 185%, 5,772 samples	2x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	4x
16G-D3-2400-MR 0821 16G-D3-2400-MR 0921 16G-D3-2400-MR 0821 16G-D3-2400-MR 32GBUnknownBench 69%, 8 samples	3x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	2x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $736

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16