Asrock Z97M OC Formula

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics98.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive63.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97M OC Formula  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150513
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJan 12 '21 at 04:49
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 79.4
1-Core 103
2-Core 203
73% 129 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 515
55% 440 Pts
64-Core 538
33% 538 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
EVGA(3842 5678) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 135
Parallax 124
101% 128 fps
MRender 94.4
Gravity 129
Splatting 115
93% 113 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 178 152 145 148 152 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 379
Write 297
Mixed 210
SusWrite 151
58% 259 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 66.3
4K Mixed 25.7
101% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 119
107% 158 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 105%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
566GB free
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 466 532 531 525 534 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 610
Write 536
Mixed 516
SusWrite 500
122% 541 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 50.6
166% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 682
DQ Write 503
DQ Mixed 274
291% 486 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 133%
Great: 295%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
225GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 102 102 101 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 151
Write 143
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 101
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3-2133 CL9 4GB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
48.6% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 15.1
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 15
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 81.6
49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M OC Formula Builds (Compare 90 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z97M OC Formula - $252

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $775
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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