Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.79% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140523
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 28 '20 at 16:00
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 80.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 212 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 556 60% 477 Pts	64-Core 637 39% 637 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% Palit(1569 0F00) 1GB CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.79% Terrible	Lighting 4.73 Reflection 5.77 Parallax 3.66 4% 4.72 fps	MRender 5.86 Gravity 4.67 Splatting 3.43 4% 4.65 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.79% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 145 142 141 141 138 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 458 Mixed 377 SusWrite 171 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 87.5 4K Mixed 56.5 183% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 340 259% 350 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 124%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 393GB free Firmware: MS2OA650 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 118 119 119 119 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 154 Write 135 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 118 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 99%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA650 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 162 164 165 162 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 153 Mixed 32 SusWrite 162 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 99%
WD Elements 107C 5TB 1,675 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 109 109 109 110 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 107 Write 112 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 109 138% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 0215 CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.9% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.4 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 14.2 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 53%

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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	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

Total price: $777

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