Asrock Z87 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics68.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive78.5% 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 Z87 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kleuren, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160414
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 14 '17 at 13:13
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 96.7
1-Core 112
2-Core 227
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 440
59% 440 Pts
64-Core 438
27% 438 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 77%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2327 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
68.4% Good
Lighting 86.2
Reflection 84.4
Parallax 73.3
70% 81.3 fps
MRender 84.1
Gravity 77.6
Splatting 76.6
65% 79.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Read 492
Write 260
Mixed 275
75% 342 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 55.1
4K Mixed 24.5
109% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 46.4
85% 171 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 91%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
499GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 123
Write 112
Mixed 116
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.41
4K Mixed 0.19
66% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
70.2% Very good
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 20.1
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 22
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 51.4
78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 296 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z87 Extreme3 - $166

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $509
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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