Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	90.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '18 at 17:05
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	53%

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 i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 109 2-Core 193 78% 132 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 502 56% 439 Pts	64-Core 475 29% 475 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 359 95 94 94 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 360 Mixed 357 SusWrite 192 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 38.5 153% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 203 183% 276 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 98%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 135GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 118 105 75 111 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 430 Write 159 Mixed 221 SusWrite 118 51% 232 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 26.3 114% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 98.5 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 135 118% 171 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 133%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 291GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 133 135 134 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 123 Write 113 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 134 72% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 362% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 108%
Wilk GOODRAM 64GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 53GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 39 42 42 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 42.1 Write 27.9 Mixed 9 SusWrite 41.5 38% 30.1 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 63% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IM38GU48C16-999HB 2x8GB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	60.6% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 17.8 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 21 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 80%

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

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Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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