Asrock Z87 Extreme3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z87 Extreme3 (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130508
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 14:27
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 102 2-Core 200 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 388 50% 376 Pts	64-Core 381 24% 381 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% Gigabyte(1458 231C) Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.8.3 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 77% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 48 37 35 36 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 407 Write 84 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 41.9 34% 157 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 20.7 105% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 82.1 DQ Mixed 48.1 74% 148 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 73%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 45GB free Firmware: Q0125A SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 389 23 83 79 67 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 500 Write 462 Mixed 425 SusWrite 115 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 46.1 163% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 24.3 84% 181 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 169GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 194 192 193 196 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 190 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 193 119% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 16.6 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 15.9 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z87 Extreme3 - $166

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	96x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	69x
Core i5-4570Intel $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	25x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	21x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	13x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	14x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 7,771 samples	10x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	8x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $444

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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