Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics46.7% 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 Drive116% 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.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140523
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 10 '22 at 03:22
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$51
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 89.9
1-Core 110
2-Core 216
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 425
56% 423 Pts
64-Core 403
25% 403 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
EVGA(3842 2972) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.59
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
46.7% Average
Lighting 56.7
Reflection 66.5
Parallax 59.5
46% 60.9 fps
MRender 66.5
Gravity 59
Splatting 51.8
48% 59.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45
298GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 436 429 444 390 394 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 450
Mixed 432
SusWrite 414
101% 451 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 52.9
172% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 294
241% 342 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 116%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
912GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 167 174 159 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 156
Mixed 77.4
SusWrite 164
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 102%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend TS512MLK72V6N 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
62.5% Good
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 18.1
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 21.3
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,146 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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