Asrock H97M Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.6% 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 Drive85.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock H97M Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 20 '19 at 02:17
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 480 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 93.9
2-Core 188
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 350
48% 354 Pts
64-Core 342
21% 342 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
16.6% Very poor
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 66.5
Parallax 78.7
0% 48.4 fps
MRender 65.2
Gravity 62.1
Splatting 53.6
49% 60.3 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$85
274GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 247 291 248 229 242 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Read 457
Write 418
Mixed 235
SusWrite 257
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 57.8
4K Mixed 35.5
117% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 188
179% 282 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 107%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$84
766GB free
Firmware: ST6OA3BF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 104 105 104 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
62% Good
Read 111
Write 105
Mixed 60.3
SusWrite 105
70% 95.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 62%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 99[2/7/4]031 0420 DDR3 1600 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
59.7% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 18.1
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 18.8
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97M Anniversary Builds (Compare 495 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock H97M Anniversary

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $524
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback