Asrock Z97M Pro4

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.4% 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	81% 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 (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97M Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140523
Uptime	17.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '18 at 17:34
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 80.5 1-Core 93.7 2-Core 193 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 295 8-Core 325 41% 310 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3684) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1594 MHz, MLim: 1907 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.59 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Lighting 73.3 Reflection 72 Parallax 63.2 60% 69.5 fps	MRender 74.5 Gravity 66.2 Splatting 56.9 53% 65.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7662 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1071 (A5) Unknown 100 100 2018841463697 (A6) Unknown 100 100 13 (A7) Unknown 100 100 22 (A8) Unknown 100 100 75 (A9) Unknown 100 100 222 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 51 (AE) Unknown 100 100 45 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 64 274879152161 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 8993780795438 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 12082 (EA) Unknown 100 100 30335 (F1) Unknown 253 253 23470 (F2) Unknown 253 253 26494 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	81% Excellent	Read 481 Write 338 Mixed 301 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 17.9 106% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 41.8 82% 167 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 101%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 584GB free Firmware: 9300 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 110 Write 103 Mixed 73.6 71% 95.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.99 4K Write 4.03 4K Mixed 0.51 172% 1.84 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 66%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 120GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 139 136 4008 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1988 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8680 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1249 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 58 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1929 (C2) HDA temperature 111 103 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	65.1% Good	Read 115 Write 112 Mixed 110 85% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.93 4K Mixed 0.48 116% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 1302 1600 CL10 Series 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 1302 1600 CL10 Series 16GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.6% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 14.5 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.4 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 79.7 50% 79.7 ns

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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 $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) $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