Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive124% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140523
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateApr 08 '21 at 19:32
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User ARM-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 96.2
1-Core 123
2-Core 237
87% 152 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 474
63% 471 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 465.89
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
484GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 457 466 470 480 479 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 453
Mixed 449
SusWrite 466
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 57.2
189% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 348
266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52
693GB free
Firmware: JE4AD70A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 93 92 93 93 92 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
52.2% Above average
Read 90.1
Write 88.5
Mixed 46.4
SusWrite 92.1
58% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT4G3D1869DT2TXRG 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
69% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 22.4
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 18
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 69%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,144 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme4 - $129

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $777
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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