Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	20.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '18 at 03:09
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Memory 72.6 1-Core 79.5 2-Core 152 59% 101 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 264 31% 239 Pts	64-Core 244 15% 244 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1943 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.4% Below average	Lighting 43.3 Reflection 0.85 Parallax 38 35% 27.4 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 34.1 30% 36.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 17GB free Firmware: EMT0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 302 Write 288 Mixed 286 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 42.7 4K Mixed 29.8 99% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 220 153% 193 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
OCZ ARC 100 120GB-$82 4,735 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 19GB free Firmware: 1.01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 308 Write 332 Mixed 239 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 65.8 4K Mixed 27 100% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 248 209% 302 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 98%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 293 135 54 39 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 304 Write 219 Mixed 256 SusWrite 132 51% 228 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 48 4K Mixed 29.9 104% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 227 157% 198 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 134%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 57GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 312 262 257 279 303 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 402 Write 292 Mixed 275 SusWrite 281 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 26.3 94% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 196 172% 256 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 103%
Asrock RAM Disk 2GB 2GB free Firmware: 1.00 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 2,547 Write 2,306 Mixed 2,697 563% 2,517 MB/s	4K Read 217 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 211 698% 204 MB/s	DQ Read 1,379 DQ Write 975 DQ Mixed 1,039 813% 1,131 MB/s

WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 973GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 93 92 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 88.5 Write 87 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 91.7 110% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 0118 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 KHX1866C10D3/8G 0118 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 32GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	41.9% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 13.8 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 10.9 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 95.4 42% 95.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 63%

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

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Typical Z97 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,150 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme4 - $129

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	477x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	288x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	100x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	157x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $75Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	36x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	43x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	39x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	24x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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