Asrock Z97E-ITX/ac

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive118% 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.
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 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
MotherboardAsrock Z97E-ITX/ac  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20180308
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateAug 08 '18 at 03:41
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Memory 97.4
1-Core 131
2-Core 252
91% 160 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 667
68% 547 Pts
64-Core 632
39% 632 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
EVGA(3842 1962) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36% Below average
Lighting 46.6
Reflection 46.4
Parallax 45.8
38% 46.3 fps
MRender 39.5
Gravity 41.6
Splatting 37.4
32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 294 295 293 295 294 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 485
Mixed 373
SusWrite 294
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 60.2
206% 72.9 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 361
271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 118%
Great: 124%
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB
337GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 132 134 135 135 134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 128
Write 122
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 129
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 31
MC Mixed 24.6
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 28.6
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 48.7
82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97E-ITX/ac Builds (Compare 260 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97E-ITX/ac - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $724
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