Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	33.7% 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	52.9% 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.

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Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '18 at 21:05
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4160-$79 48,506 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Memory 71.4 1-Core 44.9 2-Core 106 46% 74.3 Pts	4-Core 125 8-Core 143 18% 134 Pts	64-Core 247 15% 247 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 3690) 2GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.7% Below average	Lighting 43.7 Reflection 42 Parallax 37.7 36% 41.2 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 33.6 30% 37 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 91 73 86 93 87 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.9% Above average	Read 209 Write 254 Mixed 191 SusWrite 93.9 42% 187 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 38.1 112% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 33.6 DQ Write 94.3 DQ Mixed 24.4 30% 50.8 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 84%
Samsung HD503HI 500GB-$41 8,190 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 41GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 50 55 53 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 16.5 Write 79.2 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 48.9 32% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 30% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 58%
Seagate M3 Portable 1TB 5,295 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 461GB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 100 99 99 99 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 58.2 Write 122 Mixed 108 SusWrite 100 72% 97 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 174% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 65%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 24GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 113 115 114 111 112 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 109 Write 66 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 111 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 84%
Toshiba MK7559GSXP 3TB 3TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 186 185 186 170 184 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 184 Write 106 Mixed 43.2 SusWrite 182 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.23 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 18.7 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 14.2 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 98.1 41% 98.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 67%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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