Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics69.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive71.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 Pro4  (all builds)
Memory7.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140509
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateMay 12 '23 at 18:29
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
72.2% Very good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 106
2-Core 201
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 545
51% 425 Pts
64-Core 546
34% 546 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.79
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.2% Good
Lighting 91.7
Reflection 83.6
Parallax 73.2
75% 82.8 fps
MRender 64.6
Gravity 79.2
Splatting 70.4
58% 71.4 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$119
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1126KB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 186 202 118 177 118 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 476
Write 285
Mixed 121
SusWrite 170
58% 263 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 41.5
4K Mixed 29.4
96% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 104
124% 217 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$90
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 447
319% 447 MB/s
4K Read 355
4K Mixed 0
22,162% 177 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMV8GX3M1A1600C11 0420 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.9% Below average
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 10.7
MC Mixed 8.5
28% 9.9 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 8.7
26% 8.97 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 906 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 Pro4 - $77

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $725
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