Asrock Z87M Extreme4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	68.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z87M Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150429
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '21 at 00:15
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 87.9 2-Core 177 68% 116 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 566 54% 445 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 98 108 99 97 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 335 Write 157 Mixed 226 SusWrite 102 45% 205 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 37.5 130% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 182 136% 182 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 150GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 84 84 85 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 74.3 Write 72.5 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 83.8 53% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 167% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 313GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 82 80 95 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 89 Write 89.2 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 84.9 59% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.5% Poor	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 8.3 26% 9.23 GB/s	SC Read 4.9 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 8.7 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 62%

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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 Z87M Extreme4 Builds (Compare 239 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

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Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock Z87M Extreme4 - $200

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	56x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	41x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	39x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	21x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	20x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	19x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x
SN520 NVMe WDC 128GBPCBench 120%, 1,325 samples	9x

RAM
1600 CL9 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 55%, 7,092 samples	20x
CT102464BD160B.M16 2x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 4,109 samples	8x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	5x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $415

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