Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics22.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive62.7% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151012
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateSep 24 '19 at 13:31
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 91.8
1-Core 122
2-Core 250
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 663
66% 538 Pts
64-Core 679
42% 679 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
CLim: 957 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
22.9% Poor
Lighting 18.8
Reflection 26.1
Parallax 50.3
15% 31.8 fps
MRender 12.5
Gravity 50.6
Splatting 64.3
38% 42.5 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 22.9%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 120GB-$80
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M2CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 162 197 141 136 170 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 449
Write 366
Mixed 397
SusWrite 158
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 49.6
4K Mixed 15.2
90% 31.3 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 118
112% 173 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 115%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
200GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 20 28 28 27 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
8.81% Terrible
Read 8
Write 20.8
Mixed 11
SusWrite 22.7
12% 15.6 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.1
17% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 8.81%
Great: 84%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16
216GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 64 63 63 64 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
36.9% Below average
Read 65.5
Write 64.5
Mixed 36
SusWrite 62.9
42% 57.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.7% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 14.5
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 16
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,144 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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HDDRAMUSB
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