Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	78.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	90.9% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	12.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '23 at 02:20
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 85.3 1-Core 106 2-Core 199 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 347 8-Core 521 54% 434 Pts	64-Core 518 32% 518 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.4% Very good	Lighting 97.8 Reflection 116 Parallax 111 80% 108 fps	MRender 97.8 Gravity 97.9 Splatting 85.4 76% 93.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 251 169 130 156 159 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 351 Mixed 361 SusWrite 177 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 44.3 149% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 345 260% 348 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 134%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 46GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 295 378 230 151 151 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 434 Write 449 Mixed 363 SusWrite 236 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 71.7 4K Mixed 32.8 114% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 305 222% 284 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 95%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 52GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 296 339 321 321 322 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 440 Mixed 320 SusWrite 302 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 75.8 4K Mixed 46.2 153% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 341 260% 351 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 123%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 596GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 182 185 186 185 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 178 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 179 96% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB HMT41GU6BFR8C-PB HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 32GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.5 56% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 19 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 60%

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Typical Z97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 909 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	273x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	240x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	109x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	51x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	46x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	43x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	32x
MX500 500GBCrucial $50Bench 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 i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16