Asrock Z87 Extreme3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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 Drive68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z87 Extreme3  (all builds)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1862 x 1048 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160414
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 28 '19 at 05:55
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 94.6
1-Core 117
2-Core 232
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 576
54% 450 Pts
64-Core 512
32% 512 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 145
Parallax 136
109% 138 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 132
Splatting 108
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LH6i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 150 151 142 153 149 MB/s
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
68.2% Good
Read 244
Write 174
Mixed 206
SusWrite 148
43% 193 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 35.9
128% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 107
110% 182 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 82%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 173 170 172 172 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 156
Mixed 129
SusWrite 172
118% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.3
248% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 101%
Great: 107%
WD My Book 1140 3TB
2.5TB free, PID 1140
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 114 116 115 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
48% Average
Read 118
Write 114
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 115
140% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 48%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
75.3% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 22.1
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 24.6
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 58.1
69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 80%

 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: 75% - Very good Total price: $444
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HDDRAMUSB
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