Asrock Z97 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive59.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateMay 20 '18 at 15:56
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 93.3
1-Core 92.1
2-Core 193
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 369
49% 366 Pts
64-Core 374
23% 374 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon 550
Gigabyte(1458 22FE) 2GB
CLim: 1183 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.3.4
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
17.5% Very poor
Lighting 18.5
Reflection 30.6
Parallax 21.9
15% 23.7 fps
MRender 29.1
Gravity 15.2
Splatting 34.3
22% 26.2 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.5%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
59.1% Above average
Read 414
Write 121
Mixed 170
51% 235 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 92.7
4K Mixed 15.8
103% 43.6 MB/s
DQ Read 102
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 34.5
50% 91.1 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
93GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 139
Write 119
Mixed 129
97% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 2.21
4K Mixed 0.25
93% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
35.2% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 11.8
MC Mixed 10
32% 11 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 12
SC Mixed 11.2
32% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 35%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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