Asrock Z97 Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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	75.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '20 at 16:25
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 138 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 729 81% 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 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Nvidia(10DE 2184) ≥ 4GB; NE51660018J9-165F, Palit GTX 1660 StormX CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Lighting 98.6 Reflection 90.8 Parallax 81 80% 90.1 fps	MRender 80.7 Gravity 82.5 Splatting 80.1 66% 81.1 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 344 349 346 356 341 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 441 Mixed 285 SusWrite 344 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 35.2 152% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 149 164% 278 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 116%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 164GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 324 325 327 331 318 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 398 Write 428 Mixed 298 SusWrite 325 82% 362 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 39.7 159% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 181 157% 227 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 107%
Kingston SA400S37960G 240GB 164GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 217 231 248 216 273 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 183 Write 97 Mixed 83 SusWrite 241 34% 151 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 18.5 4K Mixed 9.9 41% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 14.9 DQ Write 16 DQ Mixed 14.8 11% 15.2 MB/s

Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$255 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 353 351 349 360 345 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 450 Mixed 417 SusWrite 348 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 61.1 211% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 6,144 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 24.1 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 27.8 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 47.6 84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 86%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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 $139Bench 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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16