Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	64.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '19 at 08:02
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 102 2-Core 209 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 392 51% 386 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Lighting 80.8 Reflection 78.1 Parallax 75.2 66% 78.1 fps	MRender 73.1 Gravity 74.1 Splatting 75.3 61% 74.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: X611 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 216 219 233 192 199 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 440 Write 372 Mixed 288 SusWrite 217 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 38.1 122% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 287 232% 329 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 148 159 167 168 166 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 88 Write 138 Mixed 65 SusWrite 160 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 213% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 133 140 141 142 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 189 Mixed 84 SusWrite 140 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 113%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 98 97 97 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 116 Write 115 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 96.8 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 140 150 147 148 153 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 73.5 Write 134 Mixed 69 SusWrite 147 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.5 193% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 90%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 20.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 34 35 36 36 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 40 Write 57.3 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 35.7 30% 40.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 160% 1 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 105%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 782GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 110 113 114 115 115 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	67% Good	Read 120 Write 114 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 113 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 87%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 14GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 23 24 26 8.2 6.9 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	26.3% Poor	Read 107 Write 21.5 Mixed 39 SusWrite 18.9 50% 46.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.6 136% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 35%
H/W RAID 0 (Spanning) 24TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 5.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 35 36 37 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 65 Write 51 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 35.9 63% 48.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.5 162% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 69%
ST8000DM 004-2CX188 8TB 210 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 156 156 168 179 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 73.8 Write 124 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 163 149% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 74%
ST4000DM 005-2DP166 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 31 24 23 23 23 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 156 Write 130 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 26 111% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB 7,008 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.7 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 16.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 65%

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

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Typical Z97 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,144 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme4 - $129

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	474x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	287x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	99x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	155x
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 $94Bench 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 $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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