Asrock Z97 Pro3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics41.3% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Pro3  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime12.7 Days
Run DateMay 04 '17 at 14:11
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
70.6% Very good
Memory 80.2
1-Core 95.7
2-Core 193
70% 123 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 468
50% 399 Pts
64-Core 486
30% 486 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410
Gigabyte(1458 3628) 3GB
CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 378.78
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
41.3% Average
Lighting 50.8
Reflection 50.1
Parallax 62.8
41% 54.6 fps
MRender 61.6
Gravity 55.6
Splatting 38.3
41% 51.9 fps
Poor: 47%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 59%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
824GB free
Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 134
Write 129
Mixed 134
100% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.25
70% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 113%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
519GB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 188
Mixed 166
132% 176 MB/s
4K Read 1.15
4K Write 2.12
4K Mixed 0.24
114% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 104%
Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 128
Write 143
Mixed 119
97% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 5.25
4K Mixed 0.49
175% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 78%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-038.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.5% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 12.6
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 10.8
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 80.1
50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Pro3 Builds (Compare 295 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro3 - $124

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $772
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HDDRAMUSB
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