Asrock Z97 Extreme4/3.1

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	101% 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme4/3.1 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150319
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '18 at 19:47
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 82.6 1-Core 122 2-Core 243 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 472 61% 460 Pts	64-Core 380 24% 380 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 57 46 40 40 39 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 481 Mixed 373 SusWrite 56.2 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 56 200% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 224 206% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 263GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 128 131 130 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 122 Write 91.7 Mixed 72 SusWrite 130 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 483GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 91 93 87 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 105 Write 87.2 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 88.4 65% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 264GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 90 92 93 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 94 Write 80.5 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 91.6 61% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0215 CMV8GX3M1A1600C11 KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 12.2 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 11.5 34% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 45%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme4/3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	20x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	12x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	10x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x
GTX 560 TiNvidia $188Bench 16%, 42,397 samples	3x

SSD
SX6000LNP 256GBAdataBench 168%, 9,539 samples	5x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	4x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x

RAM
1600 CL9 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 55%, 7,092 samples	4x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 57%, 3,744 samples	2x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $480

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) $35	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