Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.3% 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	116% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme6 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '20 at 16:47
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 135 2-Core 260 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 730 75% 604 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 71 Reflection 68.4 Parallax 96.8 58% 78.7 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 56.5 53% 66.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 463 463 458 412 249 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 472 Mixed 372 SusWrite 405 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 50.7 176% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 285 236% 339 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 675GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 86 87 88 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 87.1 Write 95.6 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 87.2 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 62%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 747GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 82 84 83 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 109 Write 99.4 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 82.7 69% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 59%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 1,036 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 974GB free Firmware: 0342 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 135 135 134 135 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 132 Write 124 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 135 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.8 244% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 108%
Hitachi HCS5C1010CLA382 1TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 46GB free, PID ce17 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 45 45 45 44 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 44.5 Write 41.5 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 43.7 53% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 22.4 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 24.7 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 72%

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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	556x
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	39x
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	25x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16