Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	43.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 15:12
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (53^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 256 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 666 68% 548 Pts	64-Core 656 41% 656 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 39 32 32 26 23 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 411 Write 33.5 Mixed 114 SusWrite 29.3 32% 147 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 36.5 4K Mixed 7.1 78% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 61.4 DQ Mixed 15.9 30% 62.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 77GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 106 106 106 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 127 Write 127 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 106 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 104GB free Firmware: 0003HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 108 108 108 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 67.6 Write 41.2 Mixed 46 SusWrite 108 48% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9 12GB 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	28.5% Poor	MC Read 9.2 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 7.7 25% 8.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 9.2 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns

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Typical Z97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 900 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $109Bench 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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16