Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive89.7% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Pro4  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 30 '18 at 18:44
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 138
2-Core 278
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 737
74% 602 Pts
64-Core 740
46% 740 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
62.5% Good
Lighting 78.4
Reflection 86.9
Parallax 75.8
64% 80.4 fps
MRender 78.5
Gravity 73.4
Splatting 68.5
60% 73.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.5%
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 (76th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 396
Write 425
Mixed 378
89% 399 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 25.1
132% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 32.7
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 43.6
57% 96.3 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 509
Write 412
Mixed 420
99% 447 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 88
4K Mixed 24.6
141% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 42.5
DQ Write 86.4
DQ Mixed 23.5
30% 50.8 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 115%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
225GB free
Firmware: 0002SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 90.7
Write 60.3
Mixed 62.1
53% 71 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.3
66% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 58%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
183GB free
Firmware: JA0OA4D0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Read 68.8
Write 67.2
Mixed 56
48% 64 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.16
63% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 39.1%
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 (83rd percentile)
69.1% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 21.1
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 23.9
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 53.4
75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69.1%
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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