Asrock Z97 OC Formula

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	110% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 OC Formula (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '19 at 12:01
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 255 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 688 71% 571 Pts	64-Core 712 44% 712 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2980) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.81 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 75.9 Reflection 80.3 Parallax 72.4 62% 76.2 fps	Gravity 70.9 Splatting 64.5 60% 67.7 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230 5,159 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: L201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 423 431 435 432 430 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 411 Write 473 Mixed 334 SusWrite 389 91% 402 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 43.5 185% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 317 240% 321 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 89GB free Firmware: EXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 416 423 427 425 424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 453 Mixed 309 SusWrite 383 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 51 207% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 302 244% 344 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 119%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 163 165 165 165 165 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 140 Write 139 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 158 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 170 171 170 172 170 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 101 Write 69.8 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 164 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 712 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	60.8% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.7 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 21 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 87%

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Typical Z97 OC Formula Builds (Compare 93 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 OC Formula

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	58x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	19x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	12x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	9x

SSD
HyperX 3K 240GBKingston $70Bench 81%, 27,495 samples	8x
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN 256GBBench 72%, 50,765 samples	6x
M500 120GBCrucial $75Bench 66%, 15,430 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	20x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 57%, 3,744 samples	8x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBCorsairBench 63%, 2,608 samples	6x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $618

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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