Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56% 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 Drive	117% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '20 at 04:06
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 98.1 1-Core 133 2-Core 262 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 696 69% 565 Pts	64-Core 694 43% 694 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56% Above average	Lighting 71.1 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 82.9 58% 74.1 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 70.7 Splatting 55.5 52% 64.9 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,904 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 286 287 290 289 289 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 700 Write 290 Mixed 300 SusWrite 286 87% 394 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 36.3 160% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 779 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 408 335% 493 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 153%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 154GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 295 295 294 294 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 440 Mixed 375 SusWrite 309 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 65.6 218% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 931GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 405 408 402 403 410 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 424 Mixed 401 SusWrite 404 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 53 175% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 308 247% 348 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 125%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 8GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 7.1 8.1 7.7 7.3 8.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	6.5% Terrible	Read 23.5 Write 2.5 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 7.6 11% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.5% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GB 686 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 24.1 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 26.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 45.6 88% 45.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 81%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro4 - $77

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	269x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	238x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	107x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	51x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	46x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	43x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	23x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	34x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	26x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $725

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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