Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '16 at 10:31
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 121 2-Core 227 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 618 64% 516 Pts	64-Core 642 40% 642 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 442GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 69 (03) Spinup time 133 133 34387984814 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 11227 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3634 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 9584 (C0) Power-off retract count 89 89 13996 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 13996 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 188979544100 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	13.8% Very poor	Read 174 Write 103 Mixed 84.8 26% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.14 2% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 14%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1914 (0C) Power cycle count 90 90 9196 (B1) Unknown 99 99 7 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 54 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 228 (F1) Unknown 99 99 29028221832
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 607GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 8791 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11938 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6776 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 90 90 10461 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 145 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 11792 (C2) HDA temperature 109 95 43 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 16 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	63.8% Good	Read 116 Write 106 Mixed 106 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.07 4K Write 2.39 4K Mixed 0.48 142% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 85%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 723GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 39.1 Write 40.6 Mixed 39.2 51% 39.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.52 4K Mixed 0.11 22% 0.28 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB 8,984 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	60.9% Good	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.7 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 19.9 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.9% 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 $90Bench 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 $300	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16