Asrock Z97 Extreme4/3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics84.9% 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 Drive69.9% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme4/3.1  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 11 '19 at 08:58
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
66.2% Good
Memory 78.1
1-Core 109
2-Core 219
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 293
8-Core 538
50% 415 Pts
64-Core 560
35% 560 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
84.9% Excellent
Lighting 117
Reflection 117
Parallax 102
96% 112 fps
MRender 68
Gravity 55.6
Splatting 102
64% 75.1 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC-WR 1TB
396GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X411
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 135 155 177 165 176 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 318
Write 290
Mixed 243
SusWrite 159
57% 253 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 60
4K Mixed 35.4
120% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 202
158% 218 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 134 154 173 159 170 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 135
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 155
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 113%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 64GB
28GB free, PID 00d2
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 9.4 6.8 4 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
7.4% Terrible
Read 26.5
Write 5.2
Mixed 3.7
SusWrite 9.4
12% 11.2 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
27% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.4%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
21.8% Poor
MC Read 7.7
MC Write 7.1
MC Mixed 5.4
19% 6.73 GB/s
SC Read 5.6
SC Write 7.1
SC Mixed 6.8
19% 6.5 GB/s
Latency 84.1
48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Extreme4/3.1 Builds (Compare 49 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme4/3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $480
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