Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.1% 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	109% 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180813
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '18 at 01:26
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 240 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 585 65% 514 Pts	64-Core 590 36% 590 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.98 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.1% Above average	Lighting 62 Reflection 67 Parallax 64.1 50% 64.4 fps	MRender 72.6 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 53.2 49% 61.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team L5 3D 240GB 407 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 317 290 288 296 285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 411 Mixed 367 SusWrite 303 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 53.4 182% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 104 146% 268 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$95 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 306GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 106 104 106 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 132 Write 118 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 104 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 105%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 605GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 164 166 163 166 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 156 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 164 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.5 433% 3 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 83GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 108 104 109 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 104 Write 108 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 106 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 353GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 156 153 156 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 160 Write 157 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 153 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 87%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 771GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 124 127 124 127 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 98.2 Write 99.7 Mixed 43.4 SusWrite 123 66% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 203% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 3,028 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	76% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.7 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 25.4 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 79%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Anniversary - $120

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	325x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	243x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	140x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	96x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	77x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	69x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	56x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	40x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	36x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	36x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	29x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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