Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	115% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '19 at 21:35
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 241 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 661 66% 535 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.4% 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. 20.19.15.4444 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial C300-CTFDDAC064MAG 64GB 1,591 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 57GB free Firmware: 0007 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 65 71 71 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 321 Write 70.5 Mixed 108 SusWrite 69 31% 142 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 61.5 4K Mixed 13.6 100% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 70.5 DQ Mixed 80.6 75% 120 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 53%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 409 328 194 134 110 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 487 Mixed 357 SusWrite 272 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 59.4 199% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 316 250% 348 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$70 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 775GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 105 105 104 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 145 Write 135 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 105 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.9 202% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 112%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 239GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 72 71 71 71 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 74.3 Write 72.3 Mixed 47.1 SusWrite 70.6 49% 66.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 84%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 230GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 83 83 84 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 63.5 Write 65.2 Mixed 39.4 SusWrite 83.7 46% 63 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 61%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 177 179 175 177 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 166 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 177 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C8 3x4GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	44.9% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 12.5 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 12.6 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 57%

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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	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 $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 $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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