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

Cinebench

We used the ‘CPU’ test built into Cinebench R15 .

cinebench

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WinRAR

WinRAR’s built in benchmark and hardware test can help us outline the performance differentials between each motherboard. We record the amount of data processed after a 30-second run.

winrar

winrar

Handbrake Conversion

We measured the average frame rate achieved for a task of converting a 4.36GB 720P MKV movie to 720P MP4 format.

handbrake

ASRock's motherboard continues its positive performance in CPU-heavy benchmarks. The Z97 Extreme6 is as fast as the other motherboards that we have tested with our 4790K processor.

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4 comments

  1. Please review the asrock z97 extreme9. It may eliminate your ONLY con with its PLX chip and greater PCIe capability.

  2. Did you try using the XP941 as a boot drive?

  3. Amazing review! Powerfull board!
    Please review the Asrock Z97 Extreme9!!!
    Thank you!