Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.8% 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 Drive67.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 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.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140523
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '19 at 02:08
Run Duration889 Seconds
Run User KOR-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$65
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Memory 88.2
1-Core 88.6
2-Core 180
70% 119 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 474
49% 394 Pts
64-Core 551
34% 551 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 3684) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Lighting 68.4
Reflection 66.3
Parallax 59.4
56% 64.7 fps
MRender 68.9
Gravity 60.8
Splatting 56
50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 178 78 70 72 68 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 351
Write 202
Mixed 252
SusWrite 106
51% 228 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 73.9
4K Mixed 33.3
128% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 118
104% 154 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 91%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
307GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 82 83 80 82 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
48.5% Average
Read 86.5
Write 87.5
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 82.1
60% 80.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
55.5% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 17
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 16.5
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,144 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 Extreme4 - $129

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $777
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