Asrock Z97 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive75.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140523
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 29 '23 at 10:22
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 103
2-Core 205
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 378
52% 384 Pts
64-Core 386
24% 386 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 22.6.1
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.6% Below average
Lighting 48
Reflection 32.6
Parallax 54.5
39% 45 fps
MRender 29.6
Gravity 45.5
Splatting 22.6
26% 32.6 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 133 141 139 129 126 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 378
Write 159
Mixed 209
SusWrite 135
49% 220 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 38.8
142% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 182
141% 193 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
111GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 90 91 90 90 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 85.2
Write 96
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 90.4
60% 82 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 201 199 201 201 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 159
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 200
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 115%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
60% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 18.1
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 18.9
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 60%
Great: 82%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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