Asrock Z97 Extreme3

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	82.7% 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 Drive	90.7% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme3 (all builds)
Memory	17.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140523
Uptime	13.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '18 at 17:19
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 118 2-Core 214 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 423 55% 417 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.7% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 115 Parallax 103 86% 108 fps	MRender 95.6 Gravity 96.1 Splatting 90.9 77% 94.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 53 57 54 64 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 388 Mixed 311 SusWrite 71.5 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 47 168% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 179 184% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 190GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 147 157 155 156 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 134 Mixed 95.7 SusWrite 150 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 688GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 99 94 98 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 10.5 Write 29.8 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 97.7 38% 50.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.5 182% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 747GB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 34.3 Write 30.7 Mixed 24 SusWrite 12.3 19% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.6 176% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 88%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1GB free, PID a0a5 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 83.3 Write 65.7 Mixed 52.3 82% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 45% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 61%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 220 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 1GB free, PID 0716 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 18.2 Write 14.7 Mixed 10.7 18% 14.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.3 25% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 18%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 162GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 84 84 85 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 114 Write 117 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 84.1 136% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 120% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 71%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 77GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 34.8 Write 35.5 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 11.7 37% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 60%
Hammer Morespace 1TB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 14GB free, PID 3070 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 34.3 Write 36 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 11.9 35% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Team-Elite-1600 4x8GB 334 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.2% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 15.2 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 238 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme3 - $80

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	73x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	60x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	35x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	13x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	10x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	13x
Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 63%, 577 samples	9x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	6x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $728

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16