Asrock Z97 Pro3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '20 at 21:29
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 135 2-Core 264 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 702 73% 589 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 110 113 110 109 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 483 Mixed 391 SusWrite 149 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 62 216% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 356 269% 362 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 115%
OCZ Trion 100 120GB-$60 4,424 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 15GB free Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 49 45 49 48 48 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 514 Write 221 Mixed 265 SusWrite 54.1 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 26.4 133% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 103 104% 174 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 76%
WD WD10EZEX-21M2NA0 994GB 187 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 100GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 104 105 98 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 132 Write 130 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 101 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 102%
DISK1.8.4.9.434 4GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 0GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 2.4 2.5 1.6 5.9 5.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	1.3% Terrible	Read 3.2 Write 1.5 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 3.4 4% 2.65 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.3% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GB 11,058 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.9 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 19.5 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 61%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro3 - $124

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	66x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	46x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	43x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	47x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	22x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	19x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	14x
SD9SB8W256G1002 256GBSandiskBench 71%, 676 samples	12x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	18x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 51%, 10,124 samples	11x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	8x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $772

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16