Asrock Z97 Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.8% 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 Drive	86.9% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '18 at 19:18
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 129 2-Core 260 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 713 72% 584 Pts	64-Core 718 44% 718 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Lighting 67.3 Reflection 70.9 Parallax 68.5 55% 68.9 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 63.4 Splatting 56.4 52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 720GB 861 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 222GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 1,310 Write 1,248 Mixed 1,204 280% 1,254 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 16.2 107% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 23.4 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 18 28% 50 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 176%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 622 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 161 (AB) Unknown 100 100 80853840 (AE) Unknown 100 100 3 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 16 (D2) Unknown 100 100 115 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1367 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1637 (F9) Unknown 100 100 58288052	86.9% Excellent	Read 461 Write 415 Mixed 430 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 15.7 123% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 27.2 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 15.5 61% 126 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 101%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 6,400 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 757GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 151 Write 137 Mixed 136 106% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.41 4K Write 2.23 4K Mixed 0.27 130% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 10,150 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17.2 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97 Pro3 Builds (Compare 295 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro3 - $124

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	66x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	46x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	47x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	22x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	19x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	14x
SD9SB8W256G1002 256GBSandiskBench 71%, 676 samples	12x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	18x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 51%, 10,124 samples	11x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	8x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $772

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 $52

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