Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	72.5% 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141217
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 08:56
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 110 2-Core 209 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 415 56% 415 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: R112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 87 83 84 76 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 317 Write 125 Mixed 185 SusWrite 82.7 39% 177 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 36.1 158% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 136 107% 151 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 81%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 138GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 77 76 76 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 84.3 Write 77 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 76.7 56% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 103GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 156 160 162 160 153 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 135 Write 142 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 158 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 229GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 68 70 68 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 90.5 Write 78.7 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 68.5 61% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 76%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 597GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 148 146 148 149 149 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 158 Write 177 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 148 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.1% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 9.7 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 10.4 SC Mixed 9.3 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 64%

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Typical Z97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 900 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro4 - $77

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	269x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	238x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	107x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	51x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	46x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	43x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	23x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	34x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	26x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $725

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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