Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics74.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive52.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180306
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '20 at 03:48
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 43%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 93.4
1-Core 106
2-Core 204
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 525
54% 433 Pts
64-Core 586
36% 586 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2247 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.2% Very good
Lighting 83
Reflection 121
Parallax 118
68% 107 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 107
Splatting 105
87% 106 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 101 99 109 110 124 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 401
Write 278
Mixed 296
SusWrite 112
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 43.7
4K Mixed 19.1
72% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 100
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 133
113% 160 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 133%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB
10GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 857
Write 582
Mixed 316
129% 585 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 44.5
4K Mixed 17.7
71% 26.2 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 70.9
110% 204 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 182%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
89GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 137 135 137 133 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
78.2% Very good
Read 138
Write 126
Mixed 42.8
SusWrite 135
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 184%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
72.9% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 22.2
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 23.7
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 79%

 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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