Asrock Z97E-ITX/ac

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.65% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive95% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97E-ITX/ac  (all builds)
Memory2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180308
Uptime23.2 Days
Run DateOct 31 '19 at 15:18
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570S
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 91.8
2-Core 185
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 357
48% 358 Pts
64-Core 356
22% 356 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
3.65% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 6.35
Parallax 5.84
3% 5.33 fps
MRender 7.71
Gravity 2.33
Splatting 6.96
5% 5.67 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.65%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 201 199 203 202 198 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 441
Mixed 352
SusWrite 224
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 79.1
4K Mixed 49.4
163% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 360
246% 294 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 95%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix DMT451E6AFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
52.9% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 16.1
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 15.7
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97E-ITX/ac Builds (Compare 257 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97E-ITX/ac - $165

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $739
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