Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics92.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Pro4  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160527
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateSep 16 '18 at 09:33
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 133
2-Core 266
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 724
74% 596 Pts
64-Core 729
45% 729 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1647 MHz, MLim: 1850 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 122
Parallax 110
98% 117 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 107
Splatting 93.7
82% 101 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 6,670
Write 5,576
Mixed 5,797
1,340% 6,014 MB/s
4K Read 497
4K Write 275
4K Mixed 294
1,274% 355 MB/s
DQ Read 1,143
DQ Write 807
DQ Mixed 911
698% 954 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 131%
WD WD1001FALS-41Y6A1 1TB
925GB free
Firmware: 05.03D06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 133 135 132 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 134
Write 130
Mixed 67.4
SusWrite 132
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
192% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
61.5% Good
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.4
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 21
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 900 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro4 - $77

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $725
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