Asrock Z97 Extreme9

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	136% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	381% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme9 (all builds)
Memory	30.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '19 at 05:36
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5775C-$183 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 85% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 740 83% 653 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2927 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 207 Parallax 189 154% 195 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 193 Splatting 136 125% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 441GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2072 1621 2211 2217 2218 2197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	381% Outstanding	Read 2,646 Write 2,229 Mixed 1,462 SusWrite 2,089 472% 2,107 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 88.7 319% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,189 DQ Write 1,038 DQ Mixed 1,083 820% 1,103 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 381% Great: 393%
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 476GB free Firmware: EXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 899 644 643 642 637 635 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,334 Write 1,799 Mixed 1,542 SusWrite 683 354% 1,590 MB/s	4K Read 69 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 95.7 330% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,270 DQ Write 1178 DQ Mixed 1,201 908% 1,216 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 296%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 699GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 160 160 160 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 152 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 159 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 46.9 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 34.3 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 26.7 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 47.2 85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 119%

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme9

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	46x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	7x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	7x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	6x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	4x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	3x
WDBNCE2500PNC 250GBWDCBench 88%, 7,201 samples	3x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	6x
Dominator DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 63%, 1,133 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	4x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16