Asrock Z87 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics37.9% 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 Drive52.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z87 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130508
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 16 '19 at 20:30
Run Duration187 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 217
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 571
58% 468 Pts
64-Core 578
36% 578 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Gigabyte(1458 3606) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Lighting 45.7
Reflection 41.7
Parallax 54.9
37% 47.4 fps
MRender 56.3
Gravity 52.6
Splatting 38.7
39% 49.2 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 58 76 71 65 50 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 352
Write 81.2
Mixed 97.7
SusWrite 66.9
32% 150 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 50.5
4K Mixed 19.6
83% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 70.6
DQ Mixed 56
83% 164 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 85%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160
619GB free
Firmware: M0CR011
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 471 309 279 278 279 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Read 418
Write 449
Mixed 378
SusWrite 346
90% 398 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 39.6
143% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 344
255% 338 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
34GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 138 138 139 140 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
71.2% Very good
Read 110
Write 114
Mixed 85
SusWrite 137
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL11-11-11 D3-2133 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
65.4% Good
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 19.7
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 23.1
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 52
77% 52 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 296 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z87 Extreme3 - $166

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $444
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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