Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.9% 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 Drive	114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20151012
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '18 at 18:47
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 88 1-Core 108 2-Core 210 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 414 56% 417 Pts	64-Core 408 25% 408 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 847A) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Lighting 32.5 Reflection 29.7 Parallax 43 26% 35.1 fps	MRender 41.2 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 33.4 30% 37.8 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 242GB free (System drive) Firmware: X212T0RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 442 442 458 463 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 473 Mixed 259 SusWrite 447 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 42.9 166% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 160 173% 288 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 83 85 85 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 101 Write 104 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 82.6 64% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 83%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 553GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 120 116 115 120 115 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 146 Write 145 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 116 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 100%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$86 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 138 141 142 142 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 155 Write 149 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 141 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 88%
Seagate Innov8 8TB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4.5TB free Firmware: CE07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 153 152 152 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 124 Write 122 Mixed 24 SusWrite 153 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.5 232% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 86%
WD My Passport 0741 2TB 1,643 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free, PID 0741 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 111 112 114 114 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 100 Write 105 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 113 127% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 1,336 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	61% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 18.2 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 20 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 96%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme4 - $129

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	474x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	288x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	99x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	155x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	36x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	43x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	39x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	24x

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Value: 60% - Above average

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16