Asrock X79 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics121% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock X79 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120625
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 06 '18 at 23:12
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 (20th percentile)
64.9% Good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 93.2
2-Core 143
67% 109 Pts
4-Core 232
8-Core 229
31% 230 Pts
64-Core 229
14% 229 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 64.9%
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 (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 160
Reflection 197
Parallax 202
131% 186 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 183
Splatting 129
119% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
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 (25th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 517
Write 476
Mixed 503
111% 498 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 60.7
4K Mixed 22.2
98% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 81.4
80% 127 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 118%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250
882GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC32 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 101
Write 91.9
Mixed 73.1
66% 88.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 0.98
4K Mixed 0.35
77% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 62%
Maxtor 6V300F0 300GB
178GB free
Firmware: 1630 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
32.9% Below average
Read 53.3
Write 61.1
Mixed 60.3
44% 58.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.59
110% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 32.9%
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 (24th percentile)
66% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 25.1
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 12.7
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 66%
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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