Asrock Z97M Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics33.3% 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 Drive63.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97M Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory8.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160527
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateSep 12 '18 at 19:09
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 96.2
1-Core 108
2-Core 217
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 410
55% 411 Pts
64-Core 408
25% 408 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
Nvidia(10DE 097A) 2GB
CLim: 1363 MHz, MLim: 1537 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
33.3% Below average
Lighting 39.6
Reflection 35.8
Parallax 46.6
32% 40.7 fps
MRender 49.3
Gravity 45.3
Splatting 36.9
35% 43.8 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Faspeed F510-120G 120GB
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01000006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 9.4 14 62 26 7.9 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 322
Write 119
Mixed 303
SusWrite 25.1
43% 192 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 97.2
4K Mixed 25
131% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 134
133% 206 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 102%
Samsung PM871 2.5 7mm 256GB
193GB free
Firmware: EMT03D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 282 284 288 288 286 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 284
Mixed 267
SusWrite 285
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 43.7
179% 69.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 246
208% 304 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 107%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
422GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 124 122 125 125 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 119
Write 117
Mixed 72
SusWrite 123
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CM3X2G1600C9DHX 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CM3X2G1600C9DHX 12GB
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
76.8% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 23.5
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 23.6
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M Anniversary Builds (Compare 199 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock Z97M Anniversary - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $583
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