Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	139% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '18 at 06:31
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 (93^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 238 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 662 67% 545 Pts	64-Core 667 41% 667 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 319 302 271 248 256 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 705 Write 530 Mixed 416 SusWrite 296 108% 487 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 53.3 232% 91.1 MB/s	DQ Read 789 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 362 304% 459 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 243%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 232GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 466 466 452 459 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 453 Mixed 435 SusWrite 462 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 63.6 234% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 100GB free Firmware: 80.0 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 50.4 Mixed 56.2 41% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 27,462 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	58.9% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17.4 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 18.4 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 902 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	270x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	239x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
MX500 500GBCrucial $45Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16