Asrock Z97 Extreme6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.56% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive112% 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.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme6  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 14 '18 at 04:11
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$209
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 83.6
2-Core 175
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 295
8-Core 386
43% 341 Pts
64-Core 532
33% 532 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.56% Terrible
Lighting 4.13
Reflection 3.65
Parallax 4.16
3% 3.98 fps
MRender 4.05
Gravity 3.87
Splatting 6
4% 4.64 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.56%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 656
Write 552
Mixed 642
138% 617 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 39.7
147% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 69.1
73% 122 MB/s
Poor: 109%
This bench: 112%
Great: 220%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
832GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87% Excellent
Read 161
Write 142
Mixed 156
116% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 2.05
4K Mixed 0.2
96% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.1% Below average
MC Read 12.1
MC Write 12.6
MC Mixed 10.6
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 10.2
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 72%

 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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