Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics52.8% 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 Drive119% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140523
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 23 '19 at 22:20
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 508
67% 504 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.3.1
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
52.8% Above average
Lighting 65.4
Reflection 70.8
Parallax 81.2
53% 72.5 fps
MRender 70.5
Gravity 65.5
Splatting 57.1
52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 443 456 432 424 361 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 442
Mixed 408
SusWrite 428
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 55.9
182% 69 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 295
241% 344 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 119%
Great: 125%
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188
81GB free
Firmware: 300i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 110 115 118 116 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Read 354
Write 136
Mixed 185
SusWrite 116
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 39.7
158% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 156
119% 162 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 80%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
63.9% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 19.5
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 21.3
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 57.9
69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 63%

 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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