Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


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 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.9% 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)
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6 (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160517
Uptime	33.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '21 at 19:46
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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 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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	80% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 121 2-Core 196 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 558 57% 462 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80% 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: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Lighting 64.6 Reflection 70.4 Parallax 61.8 53% 65.6 fps	MRender 66.6 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 55.9 50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 25 23 25 26 30 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 44% Great: 72%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 148GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 171 147 142 148 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 314 Write 334 Mixed 230 SusWrite 159 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 32.5 100% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 156 121% 164 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 107%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 320GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 126 125 122 124 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 157 Write 144 Mixed 97.5 SusWrite 124 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 156 157 172 162 168 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 147 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 159 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.4 185% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 114%
Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH164 320GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 101GB free Firmware: EC2OA70K SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 70 70 70 70 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 79.2 Write 79.2 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 69.6 52% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB 17,012 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	63.5% Good	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 20.2 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 18.8 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 73%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 53: 5R 7G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
53%	29%	65	205	118	100	35"	3440 1440	GSM7756 LG HDR WQHD

History: Score 38: 5R 4G 1B | Score 53: 5R 7G 7B

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Typical Z97 Extreme6 Builds (Compare 951 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	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 $109Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $877

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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