Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics64.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive89.7% 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 (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Pro4  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 13 '18 at 23:32
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 54%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 4.05 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 270
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 725
75% 604 Pts
64-Core 742
46% 742 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.9%
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 (93rd percentile)
64.6% Good
Lighting 81.7
Reflection 87.7
Parallax 76.9
67% 82.1 fps
MRender 81
Gravity 75
Splatting 69.5
61% 75.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD6SP1M256G1102 256GB
132GB free
Firmware: X231302 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Read 424
Write 425
Mixed 311
86% 387 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 23.7
132% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 197
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 46.9
78% 150 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 508
Write 412
Mixed 420
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 89
4K Mixed 24.5
141% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 43.1
DQ Write 87.6
DQ Mixed 24
30% 51.6 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 115%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$39
225GB free
Firmware: 0002SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
36.1% Below average
Read 66.8
Write 59
Mixed 66
48% 64 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 0.97
4K Mixed 0.26
61% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 36.1%
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)
26.6% Poor
Read 58.9
Write 33.7
Mixed 47.9
35% 46.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.24
4K Write 1.09
4K Mixed 0.16
48% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 26.6%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1885 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
69.9% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 21.3
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 22.1
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69.9%
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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