Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive71.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Pro4  (all builds)
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160527
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateJul 16 '19 at 18:29
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 116
2-Core 233
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 645
65% 527 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 117
Parallax 116
90% 114 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 105
Splatting 89.9
79% 97.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 127 157 184 192 186 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 325
Write 242
Mixed 252
SusWrite 164
55% 246 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 32.5
126% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 206
159% 215 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
361GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 141 142 142 141 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 174
Write 158
Mixed 108
SusWrite 140
107% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer 32GB
14GB free, PID 5530
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 1.2 1.6 3.7 5.6 5.6 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
7.87% Terrible
Read 20.5
Write 3.5
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 3.3
10% 8.95 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 2
118% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.87%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.9% Below average
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 8.4
28% 9.97 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 10.9
SC Mixed 10.1
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 81%

 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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