Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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.
ProcessorWith 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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics140% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive77.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140523
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 08 '22 at 13:10
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 36%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (17th 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 below expectations (39th percentile)
67.9% Good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 84.1
2-Core 198
69% 122 Pts
4-Core 304
8-Core 315
41% 309 Pts
64-Core 320
20% 320 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488
PNY(196E 136E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
140% Outstanding
Lighting 208
Reflection 191
Parallax 178
169% 192 fps
MRender 155
Gravity 140
Splatting 124
113% 140 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 140%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 152 148 118 156 150 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Read 406
Write 203
Mixed 216
SusWrite 150
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 73.8
4K Mixed 33.8
126% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 225
191% 282 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
36GB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 112 99 140 129 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
62.5% Good
Read 99.4
Write 68.9
Mixed 32.5
SusWrite 118
58% 79.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.3
108% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59
73GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 81 82 80 83 84 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
52.1% Above average
Read 99.2
Write 94.8
Mixed 51.7
SusWrite 82.1
60% 81.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMX8GX3M2B1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15.2
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 14.2
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,149 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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