Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive104% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Pro4  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 13 '18 at 23:08
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 96.1
1-Core 139
2-Core 261
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 720
71% 580 Pts
64-Core 728
45% 728 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.43
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
63.8% Good
Lighting 80.9
Reflection 86.8
Parallax 76.7
66% 81.5 fps
MRender 79
Gravity 74.5
Splatting 67.6
60% 73.7 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD6SP1M256G1102 256GB
128GB free
Firmware: X231302 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
67.7% Good
Read 263
Write 238
Mixed 254
56% 252 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 24.2
115% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 49.1
75% 141 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 408
Mixed 414
99% 444 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 85.1
4K Mixed 35.6
152% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 23.3
87% 192 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 104%
Great: 115%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
225GB free
Firmware: 0002SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
35.4% Below average
Read 60.3
Write 63
Mixed 62.4
47% 61.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 0.96
4K Mixed 0.45
84% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 58%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
183GB free
Firmware: JA0OA4D0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
26.2% Poor
Read 52.8
Write 38.4
Mixed 43.2
34% 44.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 1.11
4K Mixed 0.17
54% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 26.2%
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 above expectations (83rd percentile)
68.7% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 20.8
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 22.8
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 53.6
75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 68.7%
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%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro4 - $77

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