Asrock X79 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive101% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock X79 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140213
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 27 '18 at 23:36
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3960X
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 122
2-Core 243
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 752
75% 612 Pts
64-Core 931
58% 931 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1632 MHz, MLim: 1950 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 127
Parallax 124
98% 124 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 110
Splatting 98
85% 104 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO3 480GB-$155
261GB free
Firmware: P0330AA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 364
Write 189
Mixed 199
55% 251 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 40.8
4K Mixed 17.7
87% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 217
DQ Write 98.9
DQ Mixed 13
48% 110 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 101%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 422
Mixed 424
101% 456 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 79.9
4K Mixed 45.1
167% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 44.7
DQ Write 99.6
DQ Mixed 26.2
33% 56.9 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 101%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
152GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
61.9% Good
Read 105
Write 110
Mixed 106
81% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.26
4K Mixed 0.26
71% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
131% Outstanding
MC Read 53
MC Write 54.7
MC Mixed 48.1
148% 51.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 131%
Great: 124%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X79 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 250 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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HDDRAMUSB
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