Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 17:24
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 120 2-Core 239 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 602 66% 520 Pts	64-Core 602 37% 602 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.6% Above average	Lighting 62.1 Reflection 67.2 Parallax 64.3 51% 64.5 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 56.6 50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team L5 3D 240GB 407 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 316 287 287 294 285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 416 Mixed 366 SusWrite 306 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 54.8 190% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 103 143% 263 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 309GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 102 106 105 107 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 105 Write 64.5 Mixed 57 SusWrite 105 61% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 105%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 605GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 161 163 160 163 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 138 Mixed 62 SusWrite 161 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.5 435% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 152GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 126 123 126 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 89.7 Write 40.9 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 124 60% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 338GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 152 155 153 156 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 160 Mixed 103 SusWrite 153 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 87%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 784GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 123 121 119 121 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 81.4 Write 106 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 118 69% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 223% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 3,028 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 22.6 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 25.4 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 79%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Anniversary - $120

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	326x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	243x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	140x
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 $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