Asrock Z97 Extreme3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme3 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140523
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '20 at 00:45
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 97.2 2-Core 190 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 359 49% 362 Pts	64-Core 365 23% 365 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 8D95) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.3% Good	Lighting 78.9 Reflection 72.8 Parallax 71.5 64% 74.4 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 73 Splatting 55 52% 65.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 62%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 800GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 456 Write 375 Mixed 403 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 56.3 178% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 489GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 124 Write 61 Mixed 58 60% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 154 Write 99 Mixed 90.1 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 100%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 646GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 79.2 Write 27.2 Mixed 58.7 42% 55 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 16,472 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	58.5% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 18.1 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 63%

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

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Typical Z97 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 238 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme3 - $80

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	73x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	60x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	35x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	13x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	10x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	13x
Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 63%, 577 samples	9x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	6x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $728

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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