Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Gunboat


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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	76.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	69.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140523
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '21 at 17:58
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 95.4 1-Core 99.2 2-Core 197 77% 131 Pts	4-Core 347 8-Core 591 57% 469 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.6% Very good	Lighting 95.5 Reflection 112 Parallax 101 78% 103 fps	MRender 94.7 Gravity 95.8 Splatting 84.4 74% 91.6 fps
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 185 181 123 89 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 348 Write 347 Mixed 308 SusWrite 139 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 42.7 141% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 37.8 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 47.9 44% 64.7 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 124%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 465GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 434 456 461 439 364 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 470 Mixed 444 SusWrite 420 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 67.1 4K Mixed 53.4 165% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 50.3 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 71.3 62% 87.9 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 130%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 26GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 59 59 56 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 146 Write 100 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 59.9 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB 1,884 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.1 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 23.5 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 37: 4R 3G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
37%	12%	121	278	192	30	27.5"	2560 1440	SAM0B81 U28D590

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Typical Z97 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,144 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme4 - $129

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	474x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	287x
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 $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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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Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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