Asrock Z97E-ITX/ac

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36% 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 Drive	120% 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 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

Motherboard	Asrock Z97E-ITX/ac (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '18 at 19:08
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 129 2-Core 256 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 652 69% 551 Pts	64-Core 610 38% 610 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 1962) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36% Below average	Lighting 46.6 Reflection 46.3 Parallax 45.8 38% 46.2 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 41.5 Splatting 37.3 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 291 295 295 295 297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 487 Mixed 376 SusWrite 295 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 61.9 212% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB 40,079 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 401GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 134 133 135 134 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 122 Write 130 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 130 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 77%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 868GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 114 114 114 114 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 111 Write 114 Mixed 66 SusWrite 110 135% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 65%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 8GB 12,066 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 5.1 4.9 5.2 5.3 4.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	6.35% Terrible	Read 22.6 Write 5 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 5 10% 9.23 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 31% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.35% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 5,533 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 24.3 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 25.4 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 87%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97E-ITX/ac - $165

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	74x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	36x
Core i7-4790SIntel $60Bench 72%, 13,224 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	19x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	17x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x
MX500 1TBCrucial $88Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	9x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	17x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	8x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $706

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16