Asrock Z97 Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.1% 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	99.1% 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	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	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '20 at 09:46
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$51 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 218 82% 141 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 424 57% 424 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.1% 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: 1090 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.3 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 74.3 Reflection 75.7 Parallax 97.6 61% 82.5 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 67 Splatting 45.9 47% 59.5 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.1% 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: 345 215 225 226 225 225 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 432 Mixed 417 SusWrite 244 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 48 171% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 215 174% 239 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 115%
Patriot Burst 480GB 16,899 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 439GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 350 103 103 105 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 449 Write 373 Mixed 314 SusWrite 196 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 36.9 139% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 187 167% 250 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.1% 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)	66.5% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 20.4 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 19.9 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 66.5% 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 $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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16