Asrock Z97M-ITX/ac

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	183% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z97M-ITX/ac (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	20141119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '22 at 09:31
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 116 2-Core 220 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 541 57% 455 Pts	64-Core 571 35% 571 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$600 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	183% Outstanding	Lighting 266 Reflection 231 Parallax 264 217% 253 fps	MRender 292 Gravity 223 Splatting 160 177% 225 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 363 Write 170 Mixed 195 53% 243 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 35 104% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 195 134% 162 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 189GB free Firmware: 2BA30010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 95 95 94 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 83.9 Write 95.6 Mixed 55.9 SusWrite 94.7 61% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 17.9 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 17.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 63%

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 53%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97M-ITX/ac

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	24x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	7x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	16x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	8x
Iris Pro HD 6200 (Desktop)IntelBench 10%, 1,198 samples	4x

SSD
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	5x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	4x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	4x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	10x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBKingstonBench 52%, 19,522 samples	3x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	3x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $515

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $45	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