Asrock Z97 Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% 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	28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '18 at 16:10
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 503 68% 507 Pts	64-Core 502 31% 502 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Lighting 75.2 Reflection 76.7 Parallax 65.8 61% 72.6 fps	MRender 68.9 Gravity 69.9 Splatting 72 58% 70.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 308 305 301 300 299 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 486 Mixed 451 SusWrite 309 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 56.4 192% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 148 128% 195 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 128%
Gigabyte UD PRO 512GB-$47 3,305 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 477GB free Firmware: SAFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 218 230 232 232 232 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 332 Mixed 396 SusWrite 261 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 42.3 166% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 189 188% 299 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 716GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 59 55 44 54 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 168 Write 171 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 68 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMV8GX3M1A1600C11 0423 TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 0215 CMV4GX3M1A1600C11 0423 TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 28GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	61% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 17.8 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 18.6 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns

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

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Typical Z97 Pro3 Builds (Compare 296 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $130Bench 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 $273	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