Asrock Z97 Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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	89.9% 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.

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 @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '19 at 16:19
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 275 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 728 80% 635 Pts	64-Core 729 45% 729 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.4% 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: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.70 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 207 Parallax 185 118% 179 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 188 Splatting 132 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS350 120GB 2,135 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: AP613PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 235 76 77 80 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 434 Write 214 Mixed 326 SusWrite 146 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40.6 171% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 188 163% 240 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 82%
Apacer AS350 240GB 2,810 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 223GB free Firmware: R1001A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 87 77 68 77 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 498 Write 456 Mixed 416 SusWrite 122 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 34.4 168% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 48.1 97% 192 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 99%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 171GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 337 92 109 145 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 417 Write 415 Mixed 368 SusWrite 179 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 22.6 133% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 33.2 86% 178 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 86%
SQF-S25M8-120G-ING 120GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 8GB free Firmware: S8FM06B7 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 75.5 Write 198 Mixed 90.2 28% 121 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 19.6 105% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 74.6 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 57.3 63% 102 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. Micron 16KTF51264AZ-1G6M1 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2200, 2200 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.6% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 20.8 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 23.4 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 68.6% 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 $129Bench 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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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