Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '18 at 14:30
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 108 2-Core 213 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 416 56% 417 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4889 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.74% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 6.5 Parallax 6.44 3% 5.55 fps	MRender 8.62 Gravity 2.43 Splatting 7.48 5% 6.18 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.74% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 239GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 93 98 101 98 104 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 215GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 38 38 38 42 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 120 Write 113 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 40 69% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 85%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 129GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 95 98 102 98 101 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 130 Write 112 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 97.6 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 83%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 45GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 38 38 38 43 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	40% Below average	Read 99.3 Write 79.7 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 40 44% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 74% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 28GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 92 81 78 63 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 85.2 Write 80 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 75.7 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	52% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16.5 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 16.1 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 68.3 58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Anniversary - $120

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	325x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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