Asrock Z97 Extreme4/3.1

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	88.7% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme4/3.1 (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '20 at 14:07
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing above expectations (63^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 138 2-Core 268 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 705 75% 598 Pts	64-Core 674 42% 674 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB-$105 6,748 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 508GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 376 290 288 287 286 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 472 Write 444 Mixed 324 SusWrite 328 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 57.1 4K Mixed 36.1 120% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 237 187% 263 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 108%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 91GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 71 72 73 72 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 69.7 Write 67.3 Mixed 54 SusWrite 72.1 49% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 57%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 157GB free Firmware: MS1OA7C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 81 79 78 76 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 108 Write 49.7 Mixed 11.3 SusWrite 79 45% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 74% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 103%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2013)-$60 4,631 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 384GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 102 102 102 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 100 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 102 70% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 6,467 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	60.4% Good	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 17.7 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 21.5 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 65%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme4/3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	20x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	12x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	10x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x
GTX 560 TiNvidia $188Bench 16%, 42,397 samples	3x

SSD
SX6000LNP 256GBAdataBench 168%, 9,539 samples	5x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	4x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x

RAM
1600 CL9 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 55%, 7,092 samples	4x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 57%, 3,744 samples	2x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $480

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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