Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.5% 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	114% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 24 months ago, 23 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	14.1 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	Jul 30 '21 at 04:02
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 109 2-Core 253 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 657 72% 567 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.5% Below average	Lighting 39.9 Reflection 43 Parallax 38.4 32% 40.4 fps	MRender 37.5 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 33.5 30% 36.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 287 304 298 306 306 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 437 Mixed 346 SusWrite 300 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 62.1 195% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 802GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 37 36 37 37 38 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 38.7 Write 13.4 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 35.5 37% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 44%
Ut165 USB2FlashStorage 4GB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID 0165 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.2 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	6.1% Terrible	Read 21.4 Write 3.7 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 5.3 9% 8.73 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.1% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 2133 2OZ 2x8GB 1,609 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	60.3% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.6 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 20.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	32"	1280 720	EGA0001 Elgato

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Typical Z97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 900 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	269x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	238x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	107x
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	31x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 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 $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