Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics64.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive105% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Pro4  (all builds)
Memory13.1 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 23:37
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 (99th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 141
2-Core 281
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 685
71% 570 Pts
64-Core 732
45% 732 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.3%
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 (91st percentile)
64.4% Good
Lighting 81.4
Reflection 87.8
Parallax 76.5
66% 81.9 fps
MRender 81
Gravity 75.1
Splatting 69.2
61% 75.1 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD6SP1M256G1102 256GB
132GB free
Firmware: X231302 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 417
Write 436
Mixed 344
89% 399 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 23.9
130% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 33.8
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 15.9
43% 85.4 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 414
Mixed 419
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 88.5
4K Mixed 36.5
158% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 23.6
85% 187 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 105%
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 68.5
Write 54.9
Mixed 64.7
47% 62.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.35
72% 0.57 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 (13th percentile)
27.5% Poor
Read 57
Write 38.8
Mixed 46.8
36% 47.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.24
4K Write 1.09
4K Mixed 0.14
46% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 27.5%
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 above expectations (83rd percentile)
69.3% Good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 21.1
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 25.5
SC Mixed 22.9
64% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 53.8
74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69.3%
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 899 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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