Asrock Z97 Extreme4

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36% 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 Drive	37.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme4 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140714
Uptime	171.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '16 at 17:04
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 131 2-Core 254 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 664 74% 582 Pts	64-Core 670 41% 670 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6451 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36% Below average	Lighting 46.8 Reflection 45.3 Parallax 40.1 38% 44.1 fps	MRender 39.8 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 36.6 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2. Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value	37.4% Below average	Read 337 Write 208 Mixed 253 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 11.9 4K Mixed 6.12 34% 10.4 MB/s	DQ Read 37.9 DQ Write 14.1 DQ Mixed 4.68 9% 18.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 905GB free Firmware: MS2O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value	102% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 176 Mixed 178 134% 178 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.21 90% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%
Seagate FreeAgentDesktop 500GB 1,370 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 32GB free, PID 3000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 34.1 Write 33.9 Mixed 18.9 36% 29 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.13 4K Mixed 0.31 51% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 17%
ST350063 0AS 500GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 13GB free, PID 00a2 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 38.6 Mixed 20.7 40% 32 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.41 63% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD34G160081 2x4GB 2,742 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.2 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 18.1 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 59%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme4 - $129

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	477x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	288x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	99x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	157x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	78x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	36x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	43x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	39x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	24x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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