Asrock X79 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics109% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock X79 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120625
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 06 '18 at 15:26
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
56.1% Above average
Memory 82
1-Core 74.9
2-Core 130
59% 95.6 Pts
4-Core 180
8-Core 163
23% 172 Pts
64-Core 158
10% 158 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
109% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 172
Parallax 202
109% 169 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 181
Splatting 126
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 109%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129
411GB free
Firmware: 6B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 511
Write 460
Mixed 497
109% 489 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 25.8
111% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 77.9
76% 122 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 118%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250
876GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC32 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
53.2% Above average
Read 98.4
Write 87
Mixed 78.8
66% 88.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.15
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 62%
Maxtor 6V300F0 300GB
213GB free
Firmware: 1630 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
30.2% Below average
Read 45.4
Write 59
Mixed 49.4
39% 51.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 2.74
4K Mixed 0.53
132% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
60% Above average
MC Read 24.2
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 21.4
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 12.8
SC Mixed 11.2
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 77
52% 77 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 60%
Great: 118%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X79 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 249 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock X79 Extreme4 - $290

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 28% - Poor Total price: $818
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