Asrock H97 Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.9% 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 Drive76.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock H97 Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150723
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateMar 28 '17 at 06:37
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 88.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 229
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 662
70% 559 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
34.9% Below average
Lighting 45.6
Reflection 42.7
Parallax 38.6
37% 42.3 fps
MRender 38.1
Gravity 39.1
Splatting 35
30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 480
Write 239
Mixed 257
72% 325 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 58
4K Mixed 24.1
109% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 46.1
82% 164 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
749GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 165
Mixed 154
129% 173 MB/s
4K Read 1.05
4K Write 2.46
4K Mixed 0.35
128% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 104%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.6% Below average
MC Read 10.1
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 8.2
27% 9.47 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 11.3
SC Mixed 9.7
30% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 529 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock H97 Anniversary

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $494
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