Asrock Z97 Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	102% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '20 at 01:03
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670-$52 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 95.1 1-Core 114 2-Core 188 79% 133 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 436 58% 432 Pts	64-Core 427 26% 427 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 290X 3,695 User benchmarks, average bench 49% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.3 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 74.8 Parallax 94.8 56% 79.3 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 66.4 Splatting 45.6 47% 59 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 120GB-$80 7,190 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 225 230 230 232 231 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 444 Mixed 428 SusWrite 244 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 50 180% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 220 178% 246 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 115%
Patriot Burst 480GB 16,899 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 439GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 342 106 106 104 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 456 Write 173 Mixed 329 SusWrite 204 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 37.9 145% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 187 166% 246 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GY1600D364L9S/4G 2x4GB 466 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1854 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.1% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 21 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 21.4 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 59%

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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 Z97 Pro3 Builds (Compare 296 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	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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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