Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.2% 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)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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 Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160527
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '18 at 21:22
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 131 2-Core 262 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 662 69% 556 Pts	64-Core 635 39% 635 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3081) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Lighting 64.7 Reflection 59 Parallax 84.9 53% 69.5 fps	MRender 57.8 Gravity 51.9 Splatting 73 51% 60.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 474 Write 442 Mixed 274 88% 397 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 48.1 180% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 238 193% 274 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
Micron_M600_MTFDDAY256MBF 256GB 563 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 238GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 429 429 435 433 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 444 Mixed 356 SusWrite 428 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 47.5 168% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 231 198% 292 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 111%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 774GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 143 143 144 143 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 144 Write 143 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 143 81% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 148% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 765GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 152 151 153 153 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 156 Write 157 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 152 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 954GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 158 157 160 158 160 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 140 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 156 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.9% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 19.9 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 904 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro4 - $77

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	271x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	239x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	51x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	46x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	43x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
MX500 500GBCrucial $44Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	23x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	34x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	26x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $725

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16