Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 133%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics170% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive147% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
10 months ago, 9 months ago.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Pro4  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180808
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 04 '23 at 06:05
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 88.8
1-Core 124
2-Core 234
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 589
60% 486 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.67
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (236 fps cap detected)
170% Outstanding
Lighting 236
Reflection 236
Parallax 235
192% 236 fps
MRender 235
Gravity 234
Splatting 192
178% 220 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 170%
Great: 225%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 532 526 544 578 580 579 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 694
Write 573
Mixed 608
SusWrite 556
137% 608 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 81.7
4K Mixed 57.7
187% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 653
DQ Write 535
DQ Mixed 585
440% 591 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 147%
Great: 435%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
58.7% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 18.1
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 18.3
54% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 71 59 240 27" 1920 1080 AUS278F VG279QM
Typical Z97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 904 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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