Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	43.6% 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 Drive	56.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140523
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '18 at 03:26
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 85.2 1-Core 122 2-Core 241 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 619 65% 522 Pts	64-Core 634 39% 634 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Gigabyte(1458 228F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.6% Average	Lighting 53.6 Reflection 48.4 Parallax 65.1 44% 55.7 fps	MRender 48 Gravity 43.9 Splatting 63 43% 51.6 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKHW120A4 120GB 89 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 83 49 53 34 75 MB/s Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.5% Above average	Read 282 Write 127 Mixed 159 SusWrite 65.3 35% 158 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 29.9 110% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 96.6 90% 142 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 80%
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200 9,142 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 47GB free Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 174 206 199 197 204 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 330 Write 213 Mixed 240 SusWrite 198 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 33.6 122% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 161 149% 230 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 95%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 501GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 133 133 133 134 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 97.2 Write 102 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 132 72% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 84%
Seagate ST3500830AS 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 66GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 88 88 89 89 90 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54.2% Above average	Read 101 Write 106 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 88 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 1,183 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.8% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 16.6 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 11.6 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 80%

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

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Typical Z97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 901 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	270x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	238x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	107x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
MX500 500GBCrucial $49Bench 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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Total price: $725

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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