Asrock Z97 Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	4.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.1% 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	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 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160527
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '19 at 10:50
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 265 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 408 66% 472 Pts	64-Core 530 33% 530 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 240 11,020 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Device(0000 0000) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	4.74% Terrible	Lighting 6.33 Reflection 6.77 Parallax 2.59 5% 5.23 fps	MRender 7.1 Gravity 4.27 Splatting 3.61 4% 4.99 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.74% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7PD128HCFV-000H7 128GB 485 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06H6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 106 99 91 106 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 432 Write 193 Mixed 214 SusWrite 98.2 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 39.9 162% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 124 120% 197 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 105%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$49 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 78GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 87 88 88 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 132 Write 133 Mixed 90.3 SusWrite 87 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 87%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 88GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 105 105 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 105 Write 106 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 103 69% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 58%
WD WD6402AAEX-00Z3A0 640GB 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 122GB free Firmware: 01.01V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 62 73 78 91 65 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 119 Write 103 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 73 66% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C9-4GAO 0420 F3-1600C9-4GAO 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1800, 1800, 1800, 1800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	69% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 20.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 22.1 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 69%

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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	43x

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 $140Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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