Asrock Z97M Pro4

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.5% 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	94.1% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97M Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '17 at 19:32
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 538 71% 535 Pts	64-Core 539 33% 539 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3979) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1581 MHz, MLim: 1777 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 75.4 Parallax 66.6 57% 70.6 fps	MRender 76 Gravity 66.8 Splatting 63.4 56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN256HCHP-000L7 256GB 7,649 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03L6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2702 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 630 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 95 95 91 (AE) Unknown 99 99 7 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 754 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 46 34 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 95 95 16013851 (F1) Unknown 99 99 4570 (F2) Unknown 99 99 5525 (F9) Unknown 99 99 23296	94.1% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 296 Mixed 358 86% 391 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 39.7 170% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 37.2 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 22.7 36% 65.5 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 101%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$38 10,195 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 220GB free Firmware: JP4OA3PA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 94 (03) Spinup time 123 123 25789792565 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 103 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 30 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 33582 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 68 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 141 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 141 (C2) HDA temperature 230 230 176094904346 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	64.5% Good	Read 116 Write 109 Mixed 113 85% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.4 92% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.4% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 20.4 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97M Pro4 - $196

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	87x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	70x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	25x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	37x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	17x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x
i-DIMM 3x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 14 samples	10x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	9x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $771

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