Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 155%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics195% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140523
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 09 '20 at 07:47
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 88.8
1-Core 127
2-Core 242
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 656
67% 542 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
Zotac(19DA 3612) ≥ 4GB; ZT-A30800J-10P ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 3080 TRINITY
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
195% Outstanding
Lighting 287
Reflection 244
Parallax 282
234% 271 fps
MRender 314
Gravity 237
Splatting 170
189% 240 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 195%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 489
Write 218
Mixed 405
82% 371 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 59.6
202% 71.5 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 355
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
197GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 109 109 109 109 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 139
Write 129
Mixed 86.4
SusWrite 108
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.9% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 15.2
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 16.3
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,143 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 Extreme4 - $129

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $777
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HDDRAMUSB
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