Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.1% 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 Drive	42.3% 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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140611
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 12 '21 at 11:50
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	33%

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 Core i5-4670-$51 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 75.9 1-Core 93.4 2-Core 177 67% 115 Pts	4-Core 326 8-Core 340 44% 333 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.1 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.1% Poor	Lighting 33.5 Reflection 33.8 Parallax 42.9 27% 36.7 fps	MRender 30.7 Gravity 32.8 Splatting 25.5 24% 29.7 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3Z40107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 128 118 66 85 7.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 439 Write 376 Mixed 358 SusWrite 121 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 11.6 4K Mixed 0.7 40% 11.3 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 45.7 64% 117 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 464GB free Firmware: MS1OA7C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 180 182 184 184 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 159 Mixed 37 SusWrite 181 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 130% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43 50,270 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 49GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 88 87 87 88 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 85 Write 87.2 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 87 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 70%
FUJITSU MHZ2320BH G2 320GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 110GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 37 37 38 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 36.3 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 37 46% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair VS2GB1333D4 4x2GB 334 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 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	42.4% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 13.8 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 12.6 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 88.5 45% 88.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 54%

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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	327x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	244x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	141x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16