Asrock Z97 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
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 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics108% 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 Drive106% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateSep 30 '22 at 22:49
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 18%
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 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 i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 120
2-Core 209
82% 140 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 615
62% 503 Pts
64-Core 621
38% 621 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Gigabyte(1458 3745) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 517.48
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 152
Parallax 140
111% 143 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 151
Splatting 127
108% 132 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN256HMJP-000H1 256GB
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAV01H3Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 310 311 314 314 313 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 434
Write 387
Mixed 365
SusWrite 302
84% 372 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 52.5
172% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 355
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 106%
Great: 122%
Samsung MZ7LN512HCHP-000L1 512GB
261GB free
Firmware: EMT04L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 415 446 466 467 464 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 400
Write 403
Mixed 265
SusWrite 420
84% 372 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 41.2
149% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 282
233% 336 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 104%
Great: 118%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
94GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 100 98 97 96 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
60.4% Good
Read 284
Write 125
Mixed 170
SusWrite 99
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 80.3
4K Mixed 32.5
124% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 93.7
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 99.5
78% 107 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
51.8% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15.3
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 17.9
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 77%

 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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