Asrock H97 Anniversary

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	58.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock H97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '17 at 11:25
Run Duration	90 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Memory 89 1-Core 85.4 2-Core 160 67% 112 Pts	4-Core 160 8-Core 177 22% 169 Pts	64-Core 176 11% 176 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 64%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 42 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 92 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 34 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 40	58.9% Above average	Read 492 Write 152 Mixed 147 57% 264 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 52.6 4K Mixed 8.61 83% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 109 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 8.68 46% 101 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 91%
WD WD2502ABYS-02B7A0 251GB 1,793 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 234GB free Firmware: 02.03B03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 200 198 958 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 50 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8729 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 47 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 40 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 9 (C2) HDA temperature 113 108 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	63.8% Good	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 109 83% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2.24 4K Mixed 0.54 132% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D169DS3.16FE 2x4GB 2,099 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.1% Above average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.9 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 15.5 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 64%

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Typical H97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 529 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Asrock H97 Anniversary

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	119x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	74x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	61x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	85x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	49x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	41x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	26x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	15x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	13x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	29x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	21x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	18x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $494

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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