Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive107% 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.
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)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateOct 01 '17 at 16:07
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 134
2-Core 263
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 658
68% 547 Pts
64-Core 699
43% 699 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Asus(1043 85EB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2854 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 203
Parallax 193
143% 191 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 185
Splatting 131
122% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 412
Mixed 417
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 98.5
4K Mixed 32.2
160% 58.2 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 97.9
133% 243 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 107%
Great: 124%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
29GB free
Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
80% Very good
Read 481
Write 338
Mixed 336
85% 385 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 79.8
4K Mixed 24.7
115% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 27.5
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 14
44% 89.6 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80%
Great: 95%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB
124GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 173
Mixed 159
124% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 2.48
4K Mixed 0.3
103% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
67% Good
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 20.6
66% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 21.7
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 67%
Great: 73%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
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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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