Asrock Z97M Pro4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	60.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z97M Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '18 at 20:58
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 276 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 733 74% 600 Pts	64-Core 733 45% 733 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB-$188 785 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0007 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 212 217 180 155 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 303 Write 218 Mixed 229 SusWrite 183 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 12.1 98% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 98.1 102% 168 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 67%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 17GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,922 Write 5,362 Mixed 5,945 1,352% 6,076 MB/s	4K Read 357 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 241 963% 271 MB/s	DQ Read 661 DQ Write 492 DQ Mixed 319 308% 491 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 785GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 119 126 134 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 140 Write 90.1 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 128 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 113%
SanDisk Cruzer 8GB 5,405 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 3GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.5 4.2 3.9 5.1 4.8 4.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 23.5 Write 2.3 Mixed 14.3 SusWrite 4 12% 11 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 3.1 204% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	60.3% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 17.8 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 18.8 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 76%

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Typical Z97M Pro4 Builds (Compare 277 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97M Pro4 - $196

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	87x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	70x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	25x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	37x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	17x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x
i-DIMM 3x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 14 samples	10x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	9x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $771

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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