Asrock Z97M OC Formula

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	83% 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	107% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z97M OC Formula (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 08:43
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 210 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 367 8-Core 537 56% 452 Pts	64-Core 533 33% 533 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 108 Parallax 99.2 85% 104 fps	MRender 93.8 Gravity 100 Splatting 97.6 80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 396 363 331 184 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 467 Mixed 403 SusWrite 293 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 52.3 173% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 66GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 274 274 275 271 272 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 471 Write 282 Mixed 196 SusWrite 271 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 25.5 123% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 84.3 122% 226 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 801GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 121 121 121 120 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 118 Write 116 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 120 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$64 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 837GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 157 157 155 156 157 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 148 Write 113 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 156 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,634 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.1% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 15.9 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 17.8 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	6	144	24.5"	1280 720	BNQ7F7D BenQ EX2510

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Typical Z97M OC Formula Builds (Compare 90 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z97M OC Formula - $252

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	42x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	12x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	9x

GPU
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	13x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	8x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	6x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GBCorsair $194Bench 158%, 3,881 samples	4x
M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBPlextor $110Bench 180%, 2,806 samples	4x

RAM
BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 7,008 samples	9x
HyperX DDR3 2666 C11 4x4GBKingstonBench 75%, 178 samples	5x
DDR3 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 712 samples	4x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $775

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16