Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37.3% 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 Drive144% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 04 '18 at 15:24
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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 (19th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Memory 79.4
1-Core 113
2-Core 214
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 560
58% 464 Pts
64-Core 618
38% 618 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.77
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
37.3% Below average
Lighting 45.7
Reflection 51.4
Parallax 44
37% 47 fps
MRender 46.6
Gravity 44.1
Splatting 46.5
38% 45.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
335GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 753
Write 633
Mixed 750
159% 712 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 54.7
194% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 162
170% 282 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 144%
Great: 283%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
70GB free
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 328
Mixed 351
86% 390 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 26.3
136% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 84.6
114% 210 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 118%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62
385GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
67.4% Good
Read 127
Write 108
Mixed 117
89% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.92
4K Mixed 0.15
38% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
52% Above average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 16.4
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 14.2
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 81.7
49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,142 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 Extreme4 - $129

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $777
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HDDRAMUSB
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