Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics52.1% 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 DriveThe 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Pro4  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateApr 24 '19 at 10:35
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th 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 2.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
38.4% Below average
Memory 53.8
1-Core 83.7
2-Core 84.4
46% 74 Pts
4-Core 128
8-Core 168
19% 148 Pts
64-Core 186
12% 186 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Asus(1043 8655) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
52.1% Above average
Lighting 63.9
Reflection 70.7
Parallax 67.4
52% 67.3 fps
MRender 64.6
Gravity 62.7
Splatting 63.2
52% 63.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 62%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
2.58% Terrible
Lighting 2.63
Reflection 4.04
Parallax 3.91
2% 3.53 fps
MRender 5.67
Gravity 1.73
Splatting 4.96
3% 4.12 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.58%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 57 72 62 70 65 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Read 136
Write 139
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 61.2
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0
26% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
37.9% Below average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 15.1
42% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 4
19% 6.63 GB/s
Latency 147
27% 147 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 900 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 Pro4 - $77

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $725
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Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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