Asrock Z97 Professional

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.1% 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	114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Professional (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '18 at 00:13
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 96.6 1-Core 96.7 2-Core 152 71% 115 Pts	4-Core 326 8-Core 439 48% 383 Pts	64-Core 511 32% 511 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.1% Average	Lighting 59.9 Reflection 63.2 Parallax 57.2 49% 60.1 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 56.5 Splatting 50.3 47% 58 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 705 Write 529 Mixed 555 132% 597 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 22 162% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 55.3 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 22.8 56% 112 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 236%
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: S9FM02.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6945 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1773 (A2) Unknown 76 76 100 (AA) Unknown 100 100 86 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4136120 (AE) Unknown 100 100 9 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 9 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 97 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3455 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2410	46.1% Average	Read 368 Write 109 Mixed 166 47% 214 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 3.12 73% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 90.8 DQ Mixed 1.71 30% 72.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 84%
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 120GB 5,441 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 110GB free Firmware: SBFM50.8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 112 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 159 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3749 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1260 (A2) Unknown 73 73 16 (AA) Unknown 100 100 181 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2752595 (AE) Unknown 100 100 167 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 159 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 167 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 33 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 159 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 95 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3908 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2613	67.5% Good	Read 494 Write 246 Mixed 294 76% 344 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 68.3 4K Mixed 6.05 82% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 10.7 67% 157 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 82%
OCZ AGILITY3 60GB 14,293 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 56GB free Firmware: 2.15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 94 94 3914984 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 12 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 139689516354802 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3689 (AB) Unknown 0 0 10 (AC) Unknown 0 0 2 (AE) Unknown 0 0 180 (B1) Unknown 0 0 10 (B5) Unknown 0 0 10 (B6) Unknown 0 0 2 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 3914984 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 12 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 3914984 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 3914984 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 36 36 1 (E9) Unknown 0 0 16959 (EA) Unknown 0 0 13151 (F1) Unknown 0 0 13151 (F2) Unknown 0 0 16534	36.4% Below average	Read 184 Write 55.5 Mixed 75.4 23% 105 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 57 4K Mixed 11 79% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 75 DQ Write 55.2 DQ Mixed 22.9 29% 51.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2133 C10 4x4GB 216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 21.6 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 24.2 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 80%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z97 Professional Builds (Compare 86 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Professional - $199

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	45x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	12x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	9x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	6x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	5x
SSDSC2BB800H4 800GBIntelBench 84%, 43 samples	4x
Extreme Pro 240GBSanDisk $79Bench 92%, 10,862 samples	3x

RAM
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	13x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	5x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 18,444 samples	4x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $827

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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16