Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	18.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140523
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '20 at 07:52
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 102 2-Core 185 76% 128 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 417 56% 416 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84BB) CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Lighting 22.5 Reflection 17.6 Parallax 20.6 18% 20.2 fps	MRender 25.8 Gravity 22.9 Splatting 17.5 18% 22.1 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 240 238 234 232 223 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 406 Mixed 276 SusWrite 232 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 41.9 158% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 148 155% 258 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 110%
Samsung MZ7LF128HCHP-000 128GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 12GB free Firmware: FXT0201Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 18 17 18 17 18 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 366 Write 21.5 Mixed 46.1 SusWrite 17.9 24% 113 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 12.7 4K Mixed 16.1 69% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 14.3 DQ Mixed 18.4 35% 74.8 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 60%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 902GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 177 179 179 179 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 175 Mixed 116 SusWrite 176 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 15,101 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 896GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 107 108 107 109 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 113 Write 112 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 106 121% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.3% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 20.8 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,144 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme4 - $129

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	474x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	287x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	99x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	155x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	36x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	43x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	39x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	24x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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