Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	38.6% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	17.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141217
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '18 at 15:28
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 245 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 660 70% 557 Pts	64-Core 659 41% 659 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 355.82 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Lighting 51 Reflection 47.5 Parallax 41.4 42% 46.6 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 43.5 Splatting 38.3 33% 40.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 95 74 77 40 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 168 Write 134 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 78.1 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 492GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 171 167 169 168 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 151 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 166 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 107GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 163 163 163 163 164 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 144 Write 142 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 162 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 214GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 138 138 139 138 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 137 Write 133 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 138 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 361GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 186 186 187 186 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 151 Mixed 85 SusWrite 186 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 128GB 965 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 15 13 14 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 44 Write 8.3 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 13.5 22% 20.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AP38G1869U2S 1201 AP38G1869U2S 0921 16G-D3-2133-MR 0921 16G-D3-2133-MR 32GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.7% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.2 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.4 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns

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Typical Z97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 900 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro4 - $77

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	269x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	238x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	107x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	51x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	46x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	43x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	23x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	34x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	26x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $725

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