Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	194% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '18 at 14:37
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	15%
CPU Throttled	99%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5775C-$250 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 85% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 269 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 726 70% 575 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.2% Above average	Lighting 74.3 Reflection 75.5 Parallax 65.4 60% 71.7 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 68.9 Splatting 68 57% 69.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 638 320 319 322 322 319 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,630 Write 1,491 Mixed 660 SusWrite 373 231% 1,039 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 53.1 220% 85.2 MB/s	DQ Read 953 DQ Write 830 DQ Mixed 633 545% 805 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 236%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 147GB free Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 609 600 555 572 575 586 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 645 Write 548 Mixed 435 SusWrite 583 124% 553 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 48.5 190% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 361 318% 488 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 243%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 110 115 115 114 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 106 Write 105 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 113 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 83%
KINGSTON SHFS37A120G 120GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 236% 112GB free, PID 0715 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 94 78 80 86 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	274% Outstanding	Read 292 Write 128 Mixed 177 SusWrite 89.1 207% 172 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 67.4 4K Mixed 28.4 3,340% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 24.9 DQ Write 67.8 DQ Mixed 19 3,045% 37.2 MB/s
Poor: 198% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 274%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 19,522 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 21.2 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 19.9 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme4 - $129

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	474x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	286x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	99x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	154x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	36x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	43x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	39x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	24x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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