Asrock Z97M Pro4

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.4% 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)
Boot Drive	34.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97M Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 21:49
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

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 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 way below expectations (18^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 93.5 2-Core 137 66% 107 Pts	4-Core 203 8-Core 319 32% 261 Pts	64-Core 309 19% 309 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.4% Average	Lighting 62.7 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 84.7 51% 72.7 fps	MRender 61.6 Gravity 57.5 Splatting 43.6 43% 54.2 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TE512HMHP-000 512GB 3,033 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT06L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 87 82 116 175 177 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.6% Below average	Read 82.6 Write 49.9 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 121 19% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 9.3 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 11.6 52% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 74.5 DQ Mixed 42.4 69% 139 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 100%
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47 10,943 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 405GB free Firmware: GKAOA9DA SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 56 63 54 60 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 72.1 Write 68.2 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 56.4 44% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	55.5% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 19.2 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 11.3 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 43: 5R 4G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	65%	23	220	72	75	21.5"	1920 1080	VSCB731 VX2257

History: Score 45: 5R 5G 5B | Score 43: 5R 4G 6B

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Typical Z97M Pro4 Builds (Compare 277 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97M Pro4 - $196

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	87x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	70x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	25x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	37x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	17x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x
i-DIMM 3x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 14 samples	10x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	9x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $771

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