Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.6% 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	92.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	15.3 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151012
Uptime	14.9 Days
Run Date	May 26 '22 at 19:01
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 as expected (45^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 118 2-Core 226 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 641 64% 518 Pts	64-Core 641 40% 641 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 87%

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: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	51.6% Above average	Lighting 67.2 Reflection 74.4 Parallax 94.1 55% 78.6 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 60.7 Splatting 45.2 45% 56.9 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 190 123 47 81 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 483 Mixed 386 SusWrite 136 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 43.2 160% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 208 189% 287 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 97%
Sandisk S-1T00 1TB 8,421 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 249GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 429 289 229 294 178 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 463 Mixed 361 SusWrite 305 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 37.8 153% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 252 214% 314 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 120%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 92 91 90 92 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 91.2 Write 92.8 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 90.8 60% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 65 66 63 67 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 57.9 Write 58.3 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 64.7 41% 55.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 74%
Seagate ST12000NM0007-2A1101 12TB 111 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 10TB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 232 228 231 233 232 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 135%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905402-414.A00LF 0420 F3-1866C9-8GXM 9905402-414.A00LF 0420 F3-1866C9-8GXM 20GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 8192, 2048, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.3% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 15.4 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 16 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 51%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme4 - $129

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	474x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	286x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	98x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	154x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	36x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	43x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	39x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	24x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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