Asrock Z97 Pro3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.3% 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 Drive63.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Pro3  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140523
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 08 '17 at 00:30
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 87.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 217
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 436
58% 435 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.43
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.3% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 144
Parallax 120
99% 129 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 121
Splatting 103
91% 112 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB-$181
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 502ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 461
Write 213
Mixed 253
68% 309 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 14.8
110% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 18
DQ Write 12.1
DQ Mixed 14.7
11% 14.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
51.4% Above average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 16.7
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 15
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Pro3 Builds (Compare 295 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro3 - $124

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $772
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