Asrock Z97 Extreme9

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	233% 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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme9 (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '19 at 06:02
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (81^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, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 98.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 731 80% 632 Pts	64-Core 743 46% 743 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 636 319 318 319 318 319 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 2,144 Write 1,478 Mixed 586 SusWrite 372 252% 1145 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 65.4 260% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,140 DQ Write 900 DQ Mixed 665 594% 902 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 236%
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 13,766 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 143GB free Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 297 298 297 296 296 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 727 Write 303 Mixed 328 SusWrite 297 92% 414 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 42.9 203% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 781 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 427 347% 506 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 147%
G-DRIVE SSD 1TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 381GB free, PID 8064 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 476 476 485 485 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	407% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 454 Mixed 313 SusWrite 480 577% 425 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 39.1 3,985% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 25.5 DQ Write 94.7 DQ Mixed 34.3 4,482% 51.5 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 407% Great: 413%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2400 C9 4x4GB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 23.5 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 26.8 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 41.9 96% 41.9 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 113%

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Typical Z97 Extreme9 Builds (Compare 68 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme9

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	47x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	7x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	7x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	6x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	4x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	3x
WDBNCE2500PNC 250GBWDCBench 88%, 7,201 samples	3x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	6x
Dominator DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 63%, 1,133 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	4x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16