Asrock Z97E-ITX/ac

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	197% 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.
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.

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Motherboard	Asrock Z97E-ITX/ac (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160429
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '19 at 15:13
Run Duration	313 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	90%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 94.8 2-Core 178 70% 119 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 429 46% 367 Pts	64-Core 466 29% 466 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 3.9 Reflection 6.73 Parallax 6.56 3% 5.73 fps	Splatting 7.65 8% 7.65 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 8,185 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 924GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9001b31 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 815 765 879 848 859 852 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,653 Write 438 Mixed 732 SusWrite 836 202% 915 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 52.9 187% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 628 DQ Mixed 467 362% 486 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 297%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 85 88 91 91 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 37.5 Write 77.7 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 89.5 48% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.5 174% 2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 63%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$90 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 659GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 109 109 117 112 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 181 Write 191 Mixed 92 SusWrite 111 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 108%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$90 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 1TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 142 149 148 152 147 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 153 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 148 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 108%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$90 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 170 180 182 184 182 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 168 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 180 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 108%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$90 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 140 164 157 159 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 154 Write 156 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 152 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 108%
DAS TerraMaster 4TB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 48 48 49 48 48 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 145 Write 139 Mixed 105 SusWrite 48.9 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 92%
DAS TerraMaster 4TB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 453GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 44 48 46 46 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 73.7 Write 111 Mixed 109 SusWrite 46.7 64% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 280% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 92%
DAS TerraMaster 4TB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 949GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 49 48 49 51 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 161 Write 167 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 47.7 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 401% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 92%
DAS TerraMaster 3TB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 32 36 34 33 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 138 Write 41 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 34 50% 67.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 106%
DAS TerraMaster 4TB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 45 49 48 49 51 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 10% Great: 92%
ST3000VN 007-2AH16M 3TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 144 156 153 157 158 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.9% Average	Read 28.7 Write 31.4 Mixed 20 SusWrite 153 87% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.3 69% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 43%
ST3000DM 007-1WY10G 3TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 5.9 3.7 4.6 5 5.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	8.62% Terrible	Read 40.5 Write 96.6 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 5.1 64% 45.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 29% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.62% Great: 61%
ST3000VN 007-2AH16M 3TB 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 140 154 151 154 156 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.4% Average	Read 58.2 Write 53.7 Mixed 42.9 SusWrite 150 109% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 28% 0.37 MB/s

SAMSUNG HD103UJ 1TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 891GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1 1 0.7 0.9 1 0.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	2.5% Terrible	Read 11.5 Write 18 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 0.9 17% 12.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 11% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 2.5% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5584-003.A00LF 2x4GB 1,888 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	50.5% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.8 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 15.5 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 59%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97E-ITX/ac - $165

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	74x
Core i5-4690KIntel $55Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	36x
Core i7-4790SIntel $60Bench 72%, 13,224 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	19x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	17x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x
MX500 1TBCrucial $88Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	9x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	17x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	8x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $724

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16