Asrock Z97 Professional

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.4% 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	117% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Professional (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 19 '18 at 11:24
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 121 2-Core 241 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 623 66% 526 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.1% 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: 1552 MHz, MLim: 1900 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.4% Average	Lighting 60.6 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 65.1 49% 64.6 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 59.6 Splatting 53.4 50% 61.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.4% 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% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 693 Write 526 Mixed 563 132% 594 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 24.3 162% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 19.8 77% 170 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 117% 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 potential (19^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (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 6949 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1795 (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 3465 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2413	41.1% Average	Read 276 Write 124 Mixed 150 40% 183 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 2.83 65% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 98.7 DQ Mixed 2.69 31% 74.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 84%
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 120GB 5,441 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 109GB free Firmware: SBFM50.8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th 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 3762 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1282 (A2) Unknown 73 73 16 (AA) Unknown 100 100 181 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2818131 (AE) Unknown 100 100 172 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 159 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 172 (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 3927 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2628	49.3% Average	Read 338 Write 224 Mixed 237 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 6.18 73% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 24.8 DQ Write 58 DQ Mixed 6.67 15% 29.8 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 49.3% 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 (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 120 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 12 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 -90211493065473 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3711 (AB) Unknown 0 0 10 (AC) Unknown 0 0 2 (AE) Unknown 0 0 182 (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 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 12 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 36 36 1 (E9) Unknown 0 0 16976 (EA) Unknown 0 0 13173 (F1) Unknown 0 0 13173 (F2) Unknown 0 0 16541	35.9% Below average	Read 179 Write 57.1 Mixed 84.3 23% 107 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 58.3 4K Mixed 10.9 78% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 70.5 DQ Write 61.8 DQ Mixed 19.7 28% 50.6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 51%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 99.8 Write 104 Mixed 72.3 116% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.23 68% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 53%

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)	74.3% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 21.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 24.1 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 80%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	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