Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). 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	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '19 at 04:17
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	53.8% Above average	Memory 56.5 1-Core 69.9 2-Core 141 51% 89 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 425 43% 350 Pts	64-Core 459 28% 459 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 135 143 139 132 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 149 Write 144 Mixed 100 SusWrite 134 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 137 137 138 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 145 Write 132 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 137 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 84%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 178 178 179 178 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 213 Write 160 Mixed 101 SusWrite 178 120% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 108%
WD My Passport 083A 2TB 995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1TB free, PID 083a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 88 91 92 90 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 87.7 Write 31.5 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 90.2 78% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 45%
SanDisk SD SDDR-289 8GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 7GB free, PID b6ba Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 7.8 7.9 7.7 7.1 8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	3.62% Terrible	Read 13.2 Write 5 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 7.6 10% 7.88 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 1% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.62% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	42.3% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14.1 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 10.4 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 138 29% 138 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 87%

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Typical Z97 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,142 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	286x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	98x

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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $777

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 $184	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) $35	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