Asrock Z97 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88% 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 Drive65.3% 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.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160527
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateApr 09 '21 at 13:01
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 114
2-Core 258
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 516
60% 468 Pts
64-Core 486
30% 486 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2242 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 118
Parallax 108
88% 112 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 107
Splatting 106
87% 107 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 156 169 169 180 170 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 464
Write 163
Mixed 175
SusWrite 164
53% 241 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 52.1
4K Mixed 24.3
95% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 56.6
DQ Mixed 106
95% 152 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 76%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB
77GB free
Firmware: UF3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 147 131 77 44 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
49% Average
Read 458
Write 337
Mixed 278
SusWrite 104
65% 294 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 29.4
4K Mixed 13.8
69% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 56.5
DQ Mixed 16.7
31% 62.9 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49%
Great: 56%
Micron C400 RealSSD 128GB
103GB free
Firmware: 0809
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 179 187 189 189 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 429
Write 183
Mixed 222
SusWrite 176
56% 252 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 98.8
4K Mixed 18.6
121% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 56
61% 102 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 70%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB
74GB free
Firmware: UG2204RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 107 122 31 20 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
40.1% Average
Read 155
Write 358
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 84.6
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 45.3
4K Mixed 16.4
81% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 94.2
DQ Mixed 18.6
38% 76.8 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 61%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62
609GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 123 124 124 124 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
82% Excellent
Read 162
Write 142
Mixed 108
SusWrite 123
99% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
589GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 112 109 114 109 113 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
67% Good
Read 123
Write 117
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 111
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 67%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-2400C11-4GAB 0420 F3-2400C10-4GZH 0420 F3-2400C11-4GAB 0420 F3-2400C10-4GZH 16GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 33.5
MC Mixed 27.4
87% 30.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 26.4
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 86%

 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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