Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140523
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '20 at 12:11
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$50 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 109 2-Core 214 81% 139 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 396 56% 410 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3683) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 68.5 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 67.1 56% 68.1 fps	MRender 73.9 Gravity 63.5 Splatting 54.9 51% 64.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 473 Write 354 Mixed 313 84% 380 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 13.9 67% 17.2 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 32.8 92% 195 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 103%
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44 34,705 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 10GB free Firmware: 4.AAA SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 71 77 78 72 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 73.2 Write 38 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 75.3 42% 57.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 54%
ADATA HDD CH94 320GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 4GB free, PID a94a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 39.7 Write 39 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 40.9 49% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 20%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 78GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 50 62 62 65 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Read 83.2 Write 85.7 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 57.2 86% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 69% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 49%

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 (94^th percentile)	66% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 20.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 19.4 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 67%

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Typical Z97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 909 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	273x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	240x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	109x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	51x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	46x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	43x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	32x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 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 i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16