Asrock Z97 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics103% 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 Drive117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150116
Uptime8.6 Days
Run DateNov 23 '20 at 03:46
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 87.5
1-Core 90.6
2-Core 240
77% 139 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 402
57% 420 Pts
64-Core 449
28% 449 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
PNY(196E 11A1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 145
Parallax 125
109% 135 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 124
Splatting 105
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 301 313 316 317 317 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 471
Mixed 440
SusWrite 312
97% 429 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 58.7
200% 72.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 356
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 117%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.3% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 14.7
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 15.7
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 70.1
57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 62%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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