Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.24% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6 (all builds)
Memory	14.9 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '23 at 19:08
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	ISL-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 (39^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 78.7 1-Core 118 2-Core 232 79% 143 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 605 64% 509 Pts	64-Core 598 37% 598 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.7% 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. 20.19.15.4531 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.24% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 6.7 3% 4.27 fps	MRender 7.2 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 5.1 4% 4.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.24% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 366 429 427 448 448 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 466 Mixed 369 SusWrite 423 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 42.8 148% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 153 153 153 153 153 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 155 Write 128 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 151 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$49 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 123 120 120 122 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 131 Write 100 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 120 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 53GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 103 95 93 120 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 171 Write 151 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 112 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 113%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 64GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 58GB free, PID cb25 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 0 6.4 8 4.3 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 101 Write 9.2 Mixed 12 SusWrite 4.5 27% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 58% 5.23 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-107.A00LF 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 9905403-107.A00LF 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 20GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 8192, 2048, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.4% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 12.5 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 13.1 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	0	72.3"	1280 720	GSM0001 LG TV

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Typical Z97 Extreme6 Builds (Compare 958 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	560x
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 $76Bench 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: 64% - Good

Total price: $844

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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