Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive141% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme6  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151006
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateDec 17 '17 at 16:24
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 125
2-Core 241
83% 150 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 573
61% 486 Pts
64-Core 587
36% 587 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
61.6% Good
Lighting 77.7
Reflection 82.7
Parallax 73.8
63% 78.1 fps
MRender 79.6
Gravity 71.8
Splatting 65.3
58% 72.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
251GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 749
Write 625
Mixed 761
159% 712 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 53.4
191% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 141
152% 254 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 141%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CML16GX3M4A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML16GX3M4A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.8% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 14.9
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 15.5
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Extreme6 Builds (Compare 951 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: 61% - Good Total price: $877
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