Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.2% 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	91.3% 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160527
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '21 at 15:43
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 110 2-Core 220 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 397 54% 400 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Sapphire(1DA2 E353) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1284 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.2% Poor	Lighting 33.9 Reflection 26.1 Parallax 74.7 28% 44.9 fps	MRender 12.8 Gravity 59.3 Splatting 34.1 29% 35.4 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$98 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 629GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 78 69 78 75 78 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 459 Mixed 396 SusWrite 78.3 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 46.7 163% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 121%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 138 140 138 138 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 142 Write 149 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 138 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.4 110% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BA160BJ.M8F Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.M8F Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 17.9 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 17 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 61%

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

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Typical Z97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 906 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	271x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	239x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x
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 $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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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