Asrock Z87 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.43% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	31.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z87 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160412
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '23 at 02:21
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3220-$36 19,337 User benchmarks, average bench 48% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	44.5% Average	Memory 67 1-Core 75.3 2-Core 126 54% 89.5 Pts	4-Core 130 8-Core 131 17% 131 Pts	64-Core 129 8% 129 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz) 43,454 User benchmarks, average bench 2% ASRock(1849 0402) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	1.43% Terrible	Lighting 1.6 Reflection 3.6 Parallax 2.5 1% 2.57 fps	MRender 3.3 Gravity 1 Splatting 2 2% 2.1 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.43% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2CV102HA SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 67 45 48 46 49 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 205 Write 77.1 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 51.3 21% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 29.3 4K Mixed 9.4 53% 18.4 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 80.3 DQ Mixed 42.7 51% 91.4 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 44%
Hitachi HDS723030BLE640 3TB 852 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 148 169 165 165 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 152 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 162 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 892GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 119 130 128 128 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 180 Mixed 96.9 SusWrite 127 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD34G13332 4x4GB 396 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.3% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 13.2 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 12.9 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 62%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

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	25	4	24	36.1"	1296 759	TCL0000 50S425

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z87 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 929 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock Z87 Extreme4 - $224

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	277x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	245x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	115x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	67x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	61x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	59x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	28x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	29x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	23x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $441

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16