Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.4% 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 Drive120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180306
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 12 '19 at 19:47
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 122
2-Core 238
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 648
64% 520 Pts
64-Core 646
40% 646 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
52.4% Above average
Lighting 65.6
Reflection 68.7
Parallax 67.3
53% 67.2 fps
MRender 72.1
Gravity 62.7
Splatting 53.7
50% 62.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
621GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 424 436 425 449 447 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 481
Write 438
Mixed 419
SusWrite 434
100% 443 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 55.1
189% 68.3 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 355
267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
219GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 316 325 317 328 327 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Read 408
Write 318
Mixed 281
SusWrite 322
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 38.9
149% 58 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 181
154% 219 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 97%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 142 146 142 147 147 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 150
Write 146
Mixed 78.5
SusWrite 145
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
67.4% Good
MC Read 24
MC Write 24.2
MC Mixed 21.4
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 21.8
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 56.4
71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,142 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 Extreme4 - $129

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $777
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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