ASRock Z97 Extreme6 Motherboard Review (w/ Samsung XP941 M.2 SSD)

3DMark

We used 3DMark‘s ‘Fire Strike’ benchmark which is designed to be used on gaming PCs. We opted for the Normal setting, NOT the Extreme mode.

Sandra Processor Arithmetic

Sandra Memory Bandwidth

ASRock's Z97 Extreme6 makes a positive start in our system-related benchmarks. Chart-topping numbers are displayed in the 3DMark and Sandra processor arithmetic benchmarks.

Memory bandwidth for ASRock's board is lacking in comparison to its competitors. Loose secondary timings are likely to be the cause of reduced memory bandwidth levels.

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