Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.3% 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 Drive	108% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '18 at 20:50
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 above expectations (71^st percentile)	73.6% Very good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 102 2-Core 206 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 317 8-Core 361 44% 339 Pts	64-Core 381 24% 381 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.3% Poor	Lighting 33.1 Reflection 38.2 Parallax 31.1 27% 34.1 fps	MRender 47.3 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 43.2 34% 41.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM03B6Q Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 479 Mixed 499 111% 497 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 36.8 151% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 23.7 87% 190 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 53GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 486 Mixed 492 110% 493 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 30.5 155% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 30.2 98% 214 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 31GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 504 Write 132 Mixed 235 63% 290 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 28.5 138% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 80.9 106% 195 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 116%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 30GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 493 Write 191 Mixed 246 68% 310 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 13.5 109% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 29.9 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 43.9 56% 93.1 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 85%
Intel X25-M 160GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 22GB free Firmware: 2CV102M3 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 256 Write 107 Mixed 151 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 6.93 73% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 86.9 DQ Mixed 6.42 38% 88.7 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB 3,851 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	55.5% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 17.3 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 16.7 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 78%

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Typical Z97 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,149 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme4 - $129

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	477x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	288x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	99x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	157x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	36x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	43x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	39x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	24x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16