Asrock Z87 Extreme4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z87 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140121
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '18 at 17:55
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 112 2-Core 205 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 620 60% 496 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 497 Write 104 Mixed 332 68% 311 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 43.4 157% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 195 143% 192 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 103%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 38GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 171 Write 96.2 Mixed 83.7 26% 117 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 20.3 4K Mixed 10.8 46% 15.2 MB/s	DQ Read 14.3 DQ Write 15.5 DQ Mixed 14.5 11% 14.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 98GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 43 44 44 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 73 Write 69.7 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 43.1 44% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 54%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 33GB free Firmware: 12.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 44 44 44 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	Read 37 Write 38.5 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 43.5 29% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 60%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 36GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 144 133 143 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 130 Write 120 Mixed 67 SusWrite 136 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS4G3D169DS3.16FE 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.4% Below average	MC Read 11.6 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 11 32% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 13 34% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 60%

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

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Typical Z87 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 922 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock Z87 Extreme4 - $224

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	274x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	244x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	114x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	67x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	60x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	59x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	29x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	28x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	29x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	23x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $431

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