Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.6% 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 Drive31.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Pro4  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141106
Uptime4.4 Days
Run DateApr 28 '17 at 19:35
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 219
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 428
57% 428 Pts
64-Core 427
26% 427 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Lighting 67.9
Reflection 70.5
Parallax 68.4
55% 68.9 fps
MRender 74.1
Gravity 63.5
Splatting 59.5
53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
31.5% Below average
Read 172
Write 98.9
Mixed 122
29% 131 MB/s
4K Read 8.75
4K Write 57.6
4K Mixed 9.84
56% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 4.82
DQ Write 83.8
DQ Mixed 6.9
16% 31.9 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
613GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 155
Mixed 140
114% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 2.28
4K Mixed 0.31
112% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
67.9% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 20.9
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 19.6
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 67%

 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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