Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive43.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Pro4  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141103
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateJul 15 '19 at 05:04
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 81.1
1-Core 113
2-Core 225
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 578
59% 475 Pts
64-Core 579
36% 579 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Zotac(19DA 1376) 2GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.6% Below average
Lighting 39.5
Reflection 40.3
Parallax 30.1
32% 36.6 fps
MRender 32.7
Gravity 33.5
Splatting 34.7
28% 33.6 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLF128HCHP-00000 128GB
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FXT2101Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 30 25 27 22 20 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
43.9% Average
Read 458
Write 38.5
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 26.3
31% 146 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 13.4
4K Mixed 17.4
65% 18.1 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 16
DQ Mixed 25.6
35% 69.4 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 59%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
20GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 0.1 0 62 118 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 109
Write 108
Mixed 32
SusWrite 57.5
56% 76.7 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
30.6% Below average
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 10
MC Mixed 8.7
28% 9.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 10.9
SC Mixed 9.9
28% 9.87 GB/s
Latency 78.5
51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 900 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro4 - $77

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $725
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