Asrock Z97 Pro4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. 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 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	18.8% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '20 at 19:46
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	99%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Memory 94.1 1-Core 101 2-Core 205 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 299 8-Core 341 42% 320 Pts	64-Core 372 23% 372 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650 Ti Boost-$140 15,701 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 356D) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Lighting 21.6 Reflection 20.5 Parallax 26.8 18% 23 fps	MRender 27.6 Gravity 25.5 Splatting 24.3 21% 25.8 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,270 Write 5166 Mixed 5,380 1,248% 5,605 MB/s	4K Read 495 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 295 1,244% 336 MB/s	DQ Read 1,625 DQ Write 1,346 DQ Mixed 1,455 1,098% 1,476 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB 13,068 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 187GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 96 96 96 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 93.3 Write 45 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 95.9 52% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 97GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 28 67 77 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 69.5 Write 48 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 54 42% 57 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 68%
Seagate ST31000520AS 1TB-$250 11,608 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 214GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 41 53 58 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 53.5 Write 86 Mixed 14.2 SusWrite 50.7 37% 51.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 51% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	62.4% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 20.4 63% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16.3 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 64%

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Typical Z97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 901 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Pro4 - $77

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	270x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	238x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	107x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	51x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	46x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	43x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	23x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	34x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	26x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $725

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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