Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.6% 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 Drive89.2% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Pro4  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 29 '18 at 17:59
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 129
2-Core 217
85% 146 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 619
63% 510 Pts
64-Core 674
42% 674 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
59.6% Above average
Lighting 75.7
Reflection 79.4
Parallax 76.9
62% 77.3 fps
MRender 72.8
Gravity 68.6
Splatting 63.9
56% 68.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD6SP1M256G1102 256GB
177GB free
Firmware: X231302 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 383
Write 329
Mixed 320
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 92.1
4K Mixed 16.8
117% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 43.8
81% 161 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Read 501
Write 410
Mixed 420
99% 443 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 76.8
4K Mixed 22.3
127% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 46.8
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 98
92% 136 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 115%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
225GB free
Firmware: 0002SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 89
Write 57.1
Mixed 63.8
52% 69.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 0.92
4K Mixed 0.34
68% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 58%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
184GB free
Firmware: JA0OA4D0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
36.5% Below average
Read 68.8
Write 58.5
Mixed 59.1
47% 62.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.11
4K Mixed 0.16
56% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
64.8% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 20.6
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 16.4
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 900 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro4 - $77

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