Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.18% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive129% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Pro4  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180307
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 29 '21 at 15:23
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User BHR-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$51
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 86.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 215
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 425
55% 413 Pts
64-Core 409
25% 409 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5166
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.18% Terrible
Lighting 3.7
Reflection 2.4
Parallax 6.8
3% 4.3 fps
MRender 5
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 5.1
4% 4.17 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.18%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P2CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 369 385 374 382 380 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 591
Write 423
Mixed 493
SusWrite 382
106% 472 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 44.3
177% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 763
DQ Write 511
DQ Mixed 529
424% 601 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 129%
Great: 253%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB
15GB free, PID a81d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 11 7.7 8.2 11 11 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
7.18% Terrible
Read 25.1
Write 3.3
Mixed 12
SusWrite 8.9
14% 12.3 MB/s
4K Read 6.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
25% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.18%
Great: 9%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB
11GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 2.8 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.8 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
11% Very poor
Read 21.2
Write 2.8
Mixed 5
SusWrite 4.7
8% 8.43 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.8
142% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 11%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 992092 (997092) 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.1% Below average
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 10.8
MC Mixed 8.3
29% 10 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 8.2
26% 9.13 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 901 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro4 - $77

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $725
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