Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, GPU, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Boot Drive138% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme6  (all builds)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140915
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 12 '15 at 03:03
Run Duration201 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 131
2-Core 257
88% 194 Pts
4-Core 484
8-Core 728
75% 606 Pts
64-Core 756
47% 756 Pts
Poor: 67% Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
ASRock(1849 0412) 2.2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3496
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
233GB free
Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 379
Write 347
Mixed 363
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 51.3
4K Mixed 16.7
84% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 67.4
64% 101 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 103%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
215GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 256GB
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UXM6501Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 981
Write 805
Mixed 818
193% 868 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 26.2
157% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 36.8
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 101
72% 89.6 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 138%
Great: 160%
Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 128GB-$190
119GB free
Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 684
Write 318
Mixed 419
104% 474 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 86.6
4K Mixed 30.2
136% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 86.2
133% 253 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 102%
Great: 116%
Intel SSDSC2BA100G3 100GB
93GB free
Firmware: 5DV10270 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Read 466
Write 194
Mixed 268
68% 310 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 27.5
149% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 22.5
77% 171 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
931GB free
Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 168
Mixed 163
127% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.91
4K Write 2.24
4K Mixed 0.33
117% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 98%
Great: 112%
Typical Z97 Extreme6 Builds (Compare 953 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme6 - $220

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $862
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