Asrock Z97 Professional

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.1% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Professional (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '21 at 14:38
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	12%

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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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 84.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 245 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 663 70% 557 Pts	64-Core 655 41% 655 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	32% Below average	Lighting 41.1 Reflection 41.7 Parallax 38.7 34% 40.5 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 43.1 Splatting 28.1 29% 36.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$30 20,238 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFMBB.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 379 404 368 32 321 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 385 Write 387 Mixed 362 SusWrite 314 82% 362 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 42.9 144% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 207 177% 257 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 91%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 354GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 122 110 122 123 123 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 158 Write 128 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 119 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 96%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 913GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 103 Write 56.3 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 104 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 59%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 287GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 120 122 120 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 131 Write 113 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 120 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 83%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB 3,010 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 132 133 133 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 133 Write 133 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 132 136% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 42% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 53%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 447GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 67 67 67 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 71.7 Write 72.2 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 66.7 85% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 43%
WDC WD50 00AAKX-00ERMA0 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 173GB free, PID 022a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 94 93 94 94 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.6% Below average	Read 93.5 Write 94 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 93.5 116% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB 2,312 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.9% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 7.7 25% 8.63 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 8.7 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 54%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Professional - $199

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	45x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	12x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	9x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	6x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	5x
SSDSC2BB800H4 800GBIntelBench 84%, 43 samples	4x
Extreme Pro 240GBSanDisk $79Bench 92%, 10,862 samples	3x

RAM
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	13x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	5x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 18,444 samples	4x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $827

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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