Asrock Z87 Extreme4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z87 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	20.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160412
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '20 at 22:07
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 93.4 2-Core 181 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 282 8-Core 429 44% 356 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 411GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 250 Write 234 Mixed 218 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 52.1 4K Mixed 38.2 124% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 150 119% 166 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 126%
HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB-$250 974 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 578GB free Firmware: APGNT517 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 102 Write 114 Mixed 60.8 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 120%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 174 Write 134 Mixed 57.2 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.1 378% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 111 113 111 112 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 106 Write 119 Mixed 11 SusWrite 111 62% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 111% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 108%
WD My Book Duo 0A10 6TB 370 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 5.5TB free, PID 0a10 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,186 Write 34.3 Mixed 62.5 970% 1,428 MB/s	4K Read 547 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 3.3 2,195% 184 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 91%
Maxell HDD 4TB 1.5TB free, PID 3101 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 120 Write 102 Mixed 55 111% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 127% 2.4 MB/s

BUFFALO External HDD 4TB 214 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 3.5TB free, PID 0257 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 149 150 138 132 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 156 Write 160 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 142 180% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 330 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.3% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 19.8 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 18.2 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z87 Extreme4 - $224

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	273x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	244x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	114x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	67x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	60x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	59x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	37x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	29x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	28x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	29x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	23x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $496

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16