Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150423
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '19 at 22:36
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 109 2-Core 267 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 721 75% 605 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 3686) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Lighting 81 Reflection 80.2 Parallax 71.2 66% 77.5 fps	MRender 78.8 Gravity 71.4 Splatting 64.2 58% 71.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 424 447 307 306 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 466 Mixed 376 SusWrite 372 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 49.1 176% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 257 222% 327 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%
WD WD10JPCX-24UE4T0 1TB 40,989 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 592GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 28 33 36 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 50.3 Write 42.7 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 30.1 26% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 45% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 61%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 117 118 113 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 86.3 Write 119 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 113 73% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 138 139 140 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 213 Write 179 Mixed 85.1 SusWrite 140 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 116 115 115 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 136 Write 136 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 116 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 0.2 0% 0.2 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BD160BJ.C8F Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 1315 CT51264BD160BJ.C8F Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 16.7 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21.3 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 61%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme4 - $129

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	476x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	288x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	99x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	156x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16