Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics67.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive97.8% 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 (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Pro4  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 31 '18 at 04:09
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 82%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 133
2-Core 265
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 718
71% 579 Pts
64-Core 695
43% 695 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1631 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.43
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
67.7% Good
Lighting 84.6
Reflection 94.6
Parallax 81.1
69% 86.8 fps
MRender 87.8
Gravity 78.7
Splatting 74.8
65% 80.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.7%
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 (71st percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 371
Write 400
Mixed 376
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 99.9
4K Mixed 25.8
135% 52.7 MB/s
DQ Read 33.3
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 43.7
56% 94.2 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 413
Mixed 419
99% 446 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 84.7
4K Mixed 24.2
136% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 23.9
86% 192 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 115%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$39
225GB free
Firmware: 0002SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
44.6% Average
Read 92.3
Write 63.1
Mixed 66.1
55% 73.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 0.78
4K Mixed 0.29
60% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 58%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
182GB free
Firmware: JA0OA4D0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
39.8% Below average
Read 73
Write 65.9
Mixed 62
50% 67 MB/s
4K Read 0.27
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.16
49% 0.51 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 39.8%
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)
68.4% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 20.9
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 23
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 68.4%
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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