Asrock Z97 Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	42.2% 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	98.4% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140513
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '18 at 21:52
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Memory 94.4 1-Core 92.8 2-Core 188 74% 125 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 373 50% 374 Pts	64-Core 375 23% 375 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 0426) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.2 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.3 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 240GB-$110 3,009 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 286 278 285 265 268 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 400 Mixed 224 SusWrite 288 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 35.7 153% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 151 161% 267 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 109%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 116GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 70 72 74 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 83.3 Write 73.8 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 72.2 50% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 82%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 161GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 68 67 70 70 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 79 Write 76.5 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 68.7 48% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 62%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 166GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 55 50 56 58 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 88.7 Write 100 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 55.7 56% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	63.5% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 20.7 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 19.4 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97 Pro3 Builds (Compare 296 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	43x

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 $130Bench 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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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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16