Asrock Z97M Pro4

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.3% 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	85% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97M Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150513
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 02:39
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 116 2-Core 224 83% 144 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 436 57% 430 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E387) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.3% Above average	Lighting 63.8 Reflection 71.3 Parallax 81.6 52% 72.2 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 60.1 Splatting 56.4 50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 184 198 208 204 198 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 314 Write 262 Mixed 269 SusWrite 194 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 42.7 159% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 138 138% 222 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 91%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 651GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 144 145 145 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 163 Write 123 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 144 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.3% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 19.2 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 19.9 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 62%

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

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Typical Z97M Pro4 Builds (Compare 277 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $109Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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