Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	81.7% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140523
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '20 at 10:08
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 125 2-Core 255 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 504 67% 502 Pts	64-Core 487 30% 487 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103 6,500 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.0.7a SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 145 139 141 133 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 429 Write 159 Mixed 206 SusWrite 139 51% 233 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 41.8 157% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 106 98% 152 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 82%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 156GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 481 444 371 377 378 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 490 Mixed 433 SusWrite 420 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 64.1 212% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 368GB free Firmware: CV23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 132 130 131 132 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 178 Write 170 Mixed 77.4 SusWrite 132 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 119%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 639GB free Firmware: JE4OA60B SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 85 87 85 87 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 92.7 Write 77.1 Mixed 45.6 SusWrite 85.6 55% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9 0215 CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9 0215 CMZ12GX3M3A1600C9 16GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	63.3% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 20.1 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 20.2 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 64%

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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 $94Bench 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 $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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16