Asrock Z97 Extreme6/3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	78.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	74.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

13 months ago, 10 months ago, 7 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6/3.1 (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '23 at 15:04
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 95.7 1-Core 100 2-Core 183 75% 126 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 469 50% 399 Pts	64-Core 523 32% 523 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.41 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.5% Very good	Lighting 97.2 Reflection 114 Parallax 100 79% 104 fps	MRender 97.7 Gravity 97.8 Splatting 89.3 77% 94.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 253 259 258 257 228 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 474 Write 431 Mixed 293 SusWrite 247 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 32.2 4K Mixed 28.3 99% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 84.9 DQ Mixed 132 122% 196 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 116%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 721GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 87 89 90 94 91 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 103 Write 91.7 Mixed 88.1 SusWrite 88.6 69% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 76%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 461GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 119 117 120 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 156 Write 128 Mixed 114 SusWrite 117 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 1.5TB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 147 155 151 151 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 148 Write 149 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 150 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 113%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 456GB free Firmware: MJAO SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 105 108 114 109 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 156 Write 142 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 105 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 92%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 921GB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 104 102 104 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 115 Write 106 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 103 62% 86 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 92%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 140 135 140 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 154 Write 174 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 136 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 92%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 159 160 156 161 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 159 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 158 91% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 92%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3TB free Firmware: MJAO SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 104 108 114 110 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 150 Write 149 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 106 77% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16G-D3-2400-MR 0821 16G-D3-2400-MR 0921 16G-D3-2400-MR 0821 16G-D3-2400-MR 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 24.3 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 25.4 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 83%

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

Gaming 31%

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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