Asrock Z97M Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics11.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive40.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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
6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsrock Z97M Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160527
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 14 '18 at 19:39
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 96
1-Core 111
2-Core 214
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 424
56% 423 Pts
64-Core 419
26% 419 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
Nvidia(10DE 097A) 2GB
CLim: 1393 MHz, MLim: 1552 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
11.1% Very poor
Lighting 5.07
Reflection 36.9
Parallax 47.7
4% 29.9 fps
MRender 0.19
Gravity 47.2
Splatting 37.6
25% 28.3 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Faspeed F510-120G 120GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01000006 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
40.8% Average
Read 319
Write 73.5
Mixed 109
36% 167 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 61.8
4K Mixed 6.53
78% 30.8 MB/s
DQ Read 71.2
DQ Write 16.1
DQ Mixed 7.93
15% 31.8 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 102%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
438GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 116
Write 119
Mixed 125
91% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.73
4K Mixed 0.44
108% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CM3X2G1600C9DHX 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CM3X2G1600C9DHX 12GB
2060, 2060, 2060, 2060 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
77.2% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 23.8
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 25
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.2%
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 198 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: 62% - Good Total price: $602
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