Asrock Z97 Pro3

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	109% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro3 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140513
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '20 at 17:59
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4771-$129 11,180 User benchmarks, average bench 73% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 91.6 1-Core 110 2-Core 215 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 559 56% 457 Pts	64-Core 563 35% 563 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% EVGA(3842 3778) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Lighting 44.2 Reflection 40.9 Parallax 54.6 36% 46.6 fps	MRender 55.8 Gravity 50.9 Splatting 38.4 38% 48.4 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$108 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 666GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 456 459 437 448 442 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 414 Mixed 386 SusWrite 449 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 41.2 157% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 347 261% 348 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 879GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 199 197 196 195 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 172 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 197 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 466GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 134 135 135 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 134 Write 131 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 134 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 88%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB 2,112 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 29GB free, PID 00ed Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 18 15 18 18 18 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 71.8 Write 18.3 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 16.8 42% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.6 110% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 25%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB 14,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.4 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18.8 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $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 $289	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 $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16