Asrock Z97M Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics12.7% 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 Drive72.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 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)
Memory9.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160527
Uptime6 Days
Run DateApr 19 '18 at 20:17
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 212
81% 139 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 416
55% 414 Pts
64-Core 410
25% 410 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
Nvidia(10DE 097A) 2GB
CLim: 1413 MHz, MLim: 1562 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
12.7% Very poor
Lighting 7.8
Reflection 37.5
Parallax 48.1
6% 31.1 fps
MRender 0.24
Gravity 47.5
Splatting 38.1
25% 28.6 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 12.7%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Faspeed F510-120G 120GB
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01000006 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 467
Write 380
Mixed 414
94% 421 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 38
4K Mixed 6.57
74% 24.9 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 5.68
69% 157 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 102%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
435GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 115
Write 117
Mixed 113
87% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
118% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CM3X2G1600C9DHX 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CM3X2G1600C9DHX 12GB
2050, 2050, 2050, 2050 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
75.9% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 23.4
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 24
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 55.2
72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.9%
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 196 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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