Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics41.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive96.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140523
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '16 at 23:11
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$209
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 103
2-Core 211
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 560
59% 475 Pts
64-Core 564
35% 564 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.300.2311.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
41.8% Average
Lighting 54.6
Reflection 36.5
Parallax 67.2
44% 52.8 fps
MRender 34.4
Gravity 53.5
Splatting 45.5
37% 44.5 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU04 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 386
Mixed 411
96% 434 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 32.7
131% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 326
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 65.3
110% 215 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 113%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55
319GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
41.6% Average
Read 74
Write 71
Mixed 63.8
52% 69.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.19
58% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
59.3% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 18.5
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 19.1
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,149 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 Extreme4 - $129

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $777
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HDDRAMUSB
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