Asrock Z97 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics127% 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 Drive98.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 23 '20 at 19:13
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 92
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 503
68% 509 Pts
64-Core 509
32% 509 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 192
Parallax 183
140% 183 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 183
Splatting 130
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 203 161 173 173 173 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 497
Mixed 383
SusWrite 193
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 43.9
166% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 326
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 209
193% 296 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 97%
Mushkin ECO2 240GB-$109
14GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 114 102 103 104 124 MB/s
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
60.4% Good
Read 101
Write 223
Mixed 244
SusWrite 114
39% 171 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 29.1
136% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 27.5
67% 137 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
60.1% Good
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 19.3
58% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 19.4
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 63%

 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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