Asrock Z97 Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.8% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '19 at 21:22
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 730 80% 635 Pts	64-Core 729 45% 729 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 197 Parallax 191 143% 188 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 175 Splatting 125 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS350 120GB 2,135 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: AP613PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 268 82 83 81 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 474 Write 330 Mixed 334 SusWrite 142 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 39.6 161% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 42.3 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 39.6 53% 92.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 82%
Apacer AS350 240GB 2,810 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 216GB free Firmware: R1001A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 155 76 72 72 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 518 Write 460 Mixed 429 SusWrite 119 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 34.5 171% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 36.8 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 36 41% 67.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 99%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 132GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 361 175 64 134 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 464 Write 436 Mixed 390 SusWrite 188 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 22.8 128% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 19.9 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 26.4 33% 55.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 86%
SQF-S25M8-120G-ING 120GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 58GB free Firmware: S8FM06B7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 193 193 193 194 193 MB/s Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51.1% Above average	Read 80 Write 198 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 193 32% 141 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 20.3 105% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 46.1 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 30.5 47% 83.8 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. Micron 16KTF51264AZ-1G6M1 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2000, 2000 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74.2% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 24.4 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 82%

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

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Typical Z97 Pro3 Builds (Compare 295 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	42x

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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $772

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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