Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	44.8% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140509
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '20 at 04:24
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Memory 77.8 1-Core 86.9 2-Core 152 63% 106 Pts	4-Core 187 8-Core 148 23% 167 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Gigabyte(1458 22BD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1025 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.3.1 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.8% Average	Lighting 48.3 Reflection 57.9 Parallax 85.3 39% 63.8 fps	MRender 59.8 Gravity 58.2 Splatting 79.2 55% 65.7 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 93 98 102 103 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 145 Write 146 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 98.2 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 180GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 86 85 85 84 85 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 76.7 Write 79.7 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 84.6 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 58%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 40 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 34.5 Write 35.5 Mixed 34 SusWrite 38.2 26% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.4 184% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 12GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 15.2 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 11.9 SC Mixed 12.2 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 84.8 47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 63%

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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 $43Bench 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 $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