Asrock Z97 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics122% 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 Drive113% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140523
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 18 '20 at 22:14
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 115
2-Core 225
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 587
61% 490 Pts
64-Core 597
37% 597 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 161
Reflection 166
Parallax 180
131% 169 fps
MRender 195
Gravity 151
Splatting 107
119% 151 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 122%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 348 318 318 317 317 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 475
Write 451
Mixed 424
SusWrite 324
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 54.4
186% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 355
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 113%
Great: 129%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
504GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 157 154 155 155 157 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 147
Write 136
Mixed 59
SusWrite 156
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2.9
482% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
67.8% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 20.9
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 22.9
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 70%

 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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