Asrock Z97M-ITX/ac

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	185% 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). 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, 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z97M-ITX/ac (all builds)
Memory	11.9 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	Jan 01 '23 at 17:33
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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)	76.5% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 108 2-Core 198 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 538 57% 454 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	185% Outstanding	Lighting 271 Reflection 233 Parallax 291 221% 265 fps	MRender 289 Gravity 223 Splatting 164 178% 225 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 375 Write 171 Mixed 230 57% 259 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 54.7 4K Mixed 30 96% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 157 116% 153 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: 95 95 96 94 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 78.1 Write 97.1 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 95 60% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 49.8% 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)	56.9% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 17.6 56% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97M-ITX/ac Builds (Compare 64 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 53%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97M-ITX/ac

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	25x
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
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	5x
MX500 1TBCrucial $74Bench 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	4x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	3x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $575

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16