Asrock Z97M Pro4

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	159% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	120% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97M Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160527
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '20 at 20:20
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

Watch Gameplay: 2080-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 131 2-Core 270 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 711 80% 625 Pts	64-Core 705 44% 705 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2487) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 228 Parallax 251 181% 234 fps	MRender 253 Gravity 218 Splatting 136 158% 202 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 284 297 307 306 306 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 451 Mixed 371 SusWrite 298 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 65.3 215% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 356 270% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Toshiba HG6 128GB 5,641 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 85GB free Firmware: JURA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 284 208 79 89 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 451 Write 416 Mixed 411 SusWrite 171 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 40 147% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 346 253% 330 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 104%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 74GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 287 311 351 347 349 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 368 Mixed 314 SusWrite 323 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 32.1 142% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 198 177% 265 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 103%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 830GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 284 310 352 348 349 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 420 Mixed 391 SusWrite 321 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 60 203% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 306 246% 345 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 125%
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB 28,774 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 149 149 148 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 151 Write 152 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 148 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	80% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 21.7 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 26.6 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 85%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z97M Pro4 Builds (Compare 277 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97M Pro4 - $196

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	87x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	70x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	25x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	37x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	17x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x
i-DIMM 3x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 14 samples	10x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	9x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $771

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) $35	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