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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	97.6% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme4/3.1 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '20 at 04:52
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	MAC-User
Background CPU	3%

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 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 247 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 652 68% 546 Pts	64-Core 651 40% 651 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 256GB-$110 5,249 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: N111 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 241 295 199 297 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 296 Mixed 286 SusWrite 269 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 45.1 175% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 58.9 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 80.6 88% 141 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 91 90 90 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 120 Write 91.8 Mixed 74 SusWrite 89.9 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 113%
Seagate SkyHawk 3TB (2016)-$85 2,089 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 153 152 154 152 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 133 Write 132 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 152 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 104%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB 6,021 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 57GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 112 Write 33.8 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 18.2 56% 51.4 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 3.5 216% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-081.A00LF 2x8GB 277 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 17.2 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 18.6 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 62%

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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 $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