Asrock Z87 Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	99.5% 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.

Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z87 Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 09:10
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	76%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 119 2-Core 224 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 629 64% 520 Pts	64-Core 636 39% 636 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 36E1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1774 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Lighting 64 Reflection 83.5 Parallax 53.9 52% 67.1 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 67.4 Splatting 58.9 53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$86 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 748GB free (System drive) Firmware: 033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 266 239 245 260 257 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 400 Mixed 374 SusWrite 262 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 47.9 160% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 285 235% 337 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 508GB free Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 23 23 24 24 23 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 121%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 605GB free Firmware: 033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 269 240 247 260 260 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 432 Write 412 Mixed 372 SusWrite 265 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 49.3 156% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 290 238% 341 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 125%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 21 23 23 23 22 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 110%
Verbatim Store n Go V3 USB 3.0 64GB-$8 1,208 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 58GB free, PID 0243 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	5.71% Terrible	Read 27.9 Write 11.8 Mixed 3.2 SusWrite 1.7 11% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 22% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.71% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB 4,966 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.9 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 20.3 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 61%

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Typical Z87 Pro3 Builds (Compare 394 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 37%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z87 Pro3 - $162

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	86x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	39x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	30x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	26x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	26x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	17x
MX500 1TBCrucial $86Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	11x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	11x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	10x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	8x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $524

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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