Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.8% 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 Drive	48.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '17 at 03:37
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 88 1-Core 127 2-Core 252 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 668 64% 529 Pts	64-Core 667 41% 667 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.49 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Lighting 75 Reflection 68.4 Parallax 65.2 61% 69.5 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 66.3 Splatting 61.7 54% 66.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 94GB free Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4710 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 126 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 404 (AD) Unknown 100 100 65539 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 13 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 330	54.2% Above average	Read 366 Write 252 Mixed 255 64% 291 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 46.7 4K Mixed 8.94 79% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 27.8 DQ Write 48.6 DQ Mixed 8.95 15% 28.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 97%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: X211200 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 15 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 24201 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2311 (A7) Unknown 100 100 21 (A8) Unknown 100 100 434 (A9) Unknown 100 100 215 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 339 (AE) Unknown 100 100 136 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 40 171799871521 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 2846 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2846 (F1) Unknown 253 253 32403285022 (F2) Unknown 253 253 21731680196 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	48.6% Average	Read 334 Write 122 Mixed 201 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 12.4 90% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 27.9 DQ Write 65.5 DQ Mixed 12.3 19% 35.2 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 232GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 174 2158 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2546 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 10980 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1533 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 18 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2527 (C2) HDA temperature 114 104 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	66.2% Good	Read 166 Write 64.8 Mixed 119 88% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.88 4K Write 1.13 4K Mixed 0.14 73% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 202GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 174 2225 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1996 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10894 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1535 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 25 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1970 (C2) HDA temperature 112 105 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	85% Excellent	Read 137 Write 159 Mixed 136 108% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.39 4K Mixed 0.3 123% 1.26 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 109%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 32GB-$13 3,792 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 26GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 84.7 Write 9.14 Mixed 34.1 42% 42.7 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.63 4K Mixed 0.47 49% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-2GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-2GBRL 12GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.5% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.3 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 17.3 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme4 - $129

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	474x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	286x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	99x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	154x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16