Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive89.1% 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.
Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Pro4  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 30 '18 at 05:56
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 61%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 95.5
1-Core 133
2-Core 236
89% 155 Pts
4-Core 321
8-Core 507
51% 414 Pts
64-Core 513
32% 513 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
63.9% Good
Lighting 80.9
Reflection 87.5
Parallax 76.7
66% 81.7 fps
MRender 79.3
Gravity 74.3
Splatting 68.8
60% 74.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD6SP1M256G1102 256GB
177GB free
Firmware: X231302 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 404
Write 399
Mixed 311
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 97.7
4K Mixed 24.8
127% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 42.9
79% 156 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 503
Write 412
Mixed 420
99% 445 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 25
139% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 44.3
DQ Write 85.4
DQ Mixed 24
30% 51.2 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 115%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$39
225GB free
Firmware: 0002SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
44% Average
Read 91
Write 62.3
Mixed 77.2
58% 76.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.95
4K Mixed 0.35
69% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 44%
Great: 58%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
184GB free
Firmware: JA0OA4D0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
39.6% Below average
Read 70
Write 68
Mixed 58.4
49% 65.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.18
4K Mixed 0.16
58% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 57%
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 (76th percentile)
67.8% Good
MC Read 24.2
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 21
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 20.5
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 67.8%
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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