Asrock Z97 OC Formula

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	129% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 OC Formula (all builds)
Memory	19 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '20 at 11:47
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 107 2-Core 199 78% 133 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 552 58% 467 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 200 Parallax 195 144% 191 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 191 Splatting 127 120% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 653 Write 426 Mixed 275 99% 451 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 63.3 4K Mixed 36.5 142% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 421 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 194 180% 282 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 314GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 80 78 81 81 80 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 77.6 Write 11.7 Mixed 35.9 SusWrite 76.2 37% 50.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 59%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 756GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 117 121 121 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 91.8 Write 111 Mixed 52.4 SusWrite 119 68% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.7 203% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 725GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 163 163 164 162 163 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 129 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 161 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 114%
Patriot Memory 32GB 1,286 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 29GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 34 32 35 31 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 41.7 Write 10.9 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 33 28% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 33% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 3x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 23.8 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 23.8 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 78%

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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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Typical Z97 OC Formula Builds (Compare 93 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 OC Formula

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	58x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	19x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	12x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	9x

SSD
HyperX 3K 240GBKingston $70Bench 81%, 27,495 samples	8x
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN 256GBBench 72%, 50,765 samples	6x
M500 120GBCrucial $75Bench 66%, 15,430 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	20x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 57%, 3,744 samples	8x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBCorsairBench 63%, 2,608 samples	6x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $618

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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