Asrock Z97M Pro4

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.2% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z97M Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '18 at 09:00
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 258 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 515 69% 515 Pts	64-Core 516 32% 516 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3979) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1571 MHz, MLim: 1777 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 70 Reflection 75.1 Parallax 65.6 57% 70.2 fps	MRender 76.7 Gravity 65 Splatting 60 54% 67.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN256HCHP-000L7 256GB 7,649 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03L6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3998 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 856 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 94 94 109 (AE) Unknown 99 99 21 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 754 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 46 37 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 94 94 15862856 (F1) Unknown 99 99 7214 (F2) Unknown 99 99 8837 (F9) Unknown 99 99 27904	87.2% Excellent	Read 518 Write 296 Mixed 276 80% 363 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 22.2 143% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 36.6 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 22.1 56% 110 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 995GB free Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 81 30232200 (03) Spinup time 93 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 13183 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 616 (07) Seek error rate 62 59 163264099601 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 23209 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 655 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 4325 (BC) Unknown 100 98 481043677299 (BD) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BE) vendor-specific 65 46 13490257955 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 292 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 51 51 99851 (C2) HDA temperature 35 54 -140737488355293 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 87 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 87 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -122110215185860 (F1) Unknown 100 253 70981751862 (F2) Unknown 100 253 187262200442	94.8% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 145 Mixed 149 120% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.23 4K Mixed 0.2 78% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 113%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$38 10,195 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 315GB free Firmware: JP4OA3PA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 65536 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 93 (03) Spinup time 122 122 25790251317 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 772 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 30 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 34878 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 280 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 821 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 821 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 176094838819 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	65.9% Good	Read 119 Write 110 Mixed 89.5 80% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.3 81% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 22.9 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 23.5 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 72%

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Typical Z97M Pro4 Builds (Compare 277 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97M Pro4 - $196

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	87x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	70x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	25x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	37x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	17x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x
i-DIMM 3x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 14 samples	10x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	9x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $771

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