Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive72.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160527
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 16 '18 at 18:56
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 97.5
1-Core 113
2-Core 221
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 409
56% 414 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.8% Good
Lighting 78.6
Reflection 79.1
Parallax 64.7
64% 74.1 fps
MRender 74.8
Gravity 72.4
Splatting 74
60% 73.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
GOODRAM 120GB
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 46 124 0.7 85 0.6 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 395
Write 265
Mixed 290
SusWrite 56.1
56% 251 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 26.3
144% 58 MB/s
DQ Read 159
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 142
135% 205 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 97%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26
156GB free
Firmware: Z331
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 134 130 119 128 135 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
69.2% Good
Read 454
Write 300
Mixed 273
SusWrite 135
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 93.7
4K Mixed 23.6
122% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 98.8
DQ Mixed 31.8
56% 112 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 86%
Seagate ST1000DM 010-2EP102 1TB
635GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 147 146 144 147 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 179
Mixed 77.6
SusWrite 146
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 35.1
MC Mixed 27.3
91% 32 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 26.5
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 48.1
83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Anniversary - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $768
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