Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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. 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.
Graphics92.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140523
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateJul 31 '20 at 18:55
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 101
2-Core 202
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 330
48% 351 Pts
64-Core 334
21% 334 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.8% Outstanding
Lighting 110
Reflection 106
Parallax 105
90% 107 fps
MRender 168
Gravity 107
Splatting 97.4
98% 124 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
95GB free
Firmware: 42B2S7JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 586 441 454 461 444 467 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
160% Outstanding
Read 701
Write 584
Mixed 609
SusWrite 476
133% 592 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 73
238% 82.4 MB/s
DQ Read 775
DQ Write 486
DQ Mixed 501
409% 588 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 160%
Great: 311%
Seagate ST3160812AS 160GB-$47
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.ADH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 44 33 45 40 50 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
15.7% Very poor
Read 14.8
Write 24.5
Mixed 8.7
SusWrite 39.7
16% 21.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.3
54% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 15.7%
Great: 40%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
674GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 174 174 172 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 147
Mixed 100
SusWrite 173
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 0118 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
40.5% Average
MC Read 12.7
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 13.1
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 12.9
SC Mixed 12.7
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 40%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 1,142 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 Extreme4 - $129

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $777
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