Asrock Z97 Professional

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	70.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Professional (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '18 at 19:11
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 96.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 237 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 592 62% 497 Pts	64-Core 634 39% 634 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 1972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: R112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 120 122 115 108 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 318 Write 140 Mixed 179 SusWrite 116 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 36.3 141% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 143 114% 159 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 81%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 168 167 163 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 151 Mixed 30 SusWrite 167 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 108%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 362GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 100 Write 99.3 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 102 129% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 59%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB 296 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 30GB free, PID fa05 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 31 31 31 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 34.7 Write 24.7 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 31 40% 30.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0 30% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 1x8GB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	40.8% Average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 10.9 36% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 12.7 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 50.9 78% 50.9 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 41%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Professional - $199

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	45x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	12x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	9x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	6x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	5x
SSDSC2BB800H4 800GBIntelBench 84%, 43 samples	4x
Extreme Pro 240GBSanDisk $79Bench 92%, 10,862 samples	3x

RAM
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	13x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	5x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 18,444 samples	4x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $827

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16