Asrock Z97M 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 (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	105% 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 (15%). 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z97M OC Formula (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '19 at 19:15
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 95.7 1-Core 103 2-Core 212 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 413 55% 409 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC480G1SA754D117-537 480GB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0815B SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 431 430 422 432 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 428 Mixed 319 SusWrite 427 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 41.9 149% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 209 178% 260 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%
WD WD5000AVVS-63H0B1 500GB 11,411 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 23GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 43 42 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 42.3 Write 39.6 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 42.2 29% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 51%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB 23,667 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 466GB free Firmware: CA14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 107 107 106 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 100 Write 101 Mixed 54.6 SusWrite 106 66% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL9-10-9 D3-1866 0420 DDR3 1866 2OZ 1319 CL9-10-9 D3-1866 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1867, 1867, 1867 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.9% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 16.4 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 19.1 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97M OC Formula Builds (Compare 90 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z97M OC Formula - $252

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	42x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	12x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	9x

GPU
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	13x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	8x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	6x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GBCorsair $194Bench 158%, 3,881 samples	4x
M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBPlextor $110Bench 180%, 2,806 samples	4x

RAM
BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 7,008 samples	9x
HyperX DDR3 2666 C11 4x4GBKingstonBench 75%, 178 samples	5x
DDR3 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 712 samples	4x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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