Asrock Z97 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive75.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140523
Uptime11 Days
Run DateDec 07 '17 at 01:22
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 130
2-Core 227
87% 151 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 568
60% 482 Pts
64-Core 630
39% 630 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.5% Very good
Lighting 93.7
Reflection 103
Parallax 92
76% 96.1 fps
MRender 84.6
Gravity 87.5
Splatting 78.1
68% 83.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 452
Write 176
Mixed 204
61% 277 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 22.8
132% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 47.5
72% 134 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 87%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
700GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Read 129
Write 139
Mixed 98.4
91% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 2.47
4K Mixed 0.52
135% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
116GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Read 164
Write 135
Mixed 132
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.12
4K Write 1.22
4K Mixed 0.12
41% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
55.6% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 17.1
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 17.8
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 237 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme3 - $80

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $728
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