Asrock Z97 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive71.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150116
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 03 '20 at 05:00
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 129
2-Core 253
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 659
73% 573 Pts
64-Core 663
41% 663 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Asus(1043 862C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.5% Good
Lighting 78.3
Reflection 80.9
Parallax 70.3
64% 76.5 fps
MRender 73.4
Gravity 73.3
Splatting 73.2
60% 73.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ssd2sc12 0G1SA754D117-551 120GB
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N111
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 291 232 201 178 133 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 491
Write 311
Mixed 304
SusWrite 209
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 68.1
4K Mixed 12.5
100% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 197
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 185
155% 222 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
478GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 139 141 142 141 141 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 149
Write 146
Mixed 95.5
SusWrite 138
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
66.8% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 19.8
65% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 20.3
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 238 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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