Asrock Z97 Professional

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.8% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Professional  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 29 '23 at 19:50
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 44%
Watch Gameplay: 1650S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 85.8
1-Core 104
2-Core 208
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 380
51% 378 Pts
64-Core 357
22% 357 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295
Asus(1043 8769) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 528.02
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
60.9% Good
Lighting 78.8
Reflection 81.2
Parallax 74.5
64% 78.2 fps
MRender 62.2
Gravity 76.6
Splatting 61.7
54% 66.8 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SKC600256G 256GB
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S4800105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 317 332 351 353 307 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 280
Write 309
Mixed 290
SusWrite 303
67% 296 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 70.6
4K Mixed 45.6
153% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 160
140% 210 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 128%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 132 133 135 133 134 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 136
Write 140
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 129
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8 KHX1600C9D3/4GX 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
60% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 18.1
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 19.2
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 60%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Professional Builds (Compare 86 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Professional - $199

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $827
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