Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 50%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	33.9% 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	84.5% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '19 at 19:54
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th 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, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	50% Average	Memory 90.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 260 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 50.2 8-Core 498 26% 274 Pts	64-Core 505 31% 505 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.9% Below average	Lighting 43.5 Reflection 38.3 Parallax 33.8 36% 38.6 fps	MRender 37.6 Gravity 39.5 Splatting 36.7 31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 180GB-$100 415 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 184 203 181 179 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 347 Write 212 Mixed 274 SusWrite 182 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 42.8 157% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 143 136% 214 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 87%
Seagate Constellation CS 3TB 667 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 579GB free Firmware: CN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 163 163 163 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 168 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 162 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 112%
WD Se 3TB (2013)-$145 926 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 105GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 131 132 132 130 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 168 Write 151 Mixed 95.8 SusWrite 131 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 99%
WD Se 3TB (2013)-$145 926 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 292GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 104 104 105 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 104 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 99%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$38 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 121GB free Firmware: 01.01V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 81 81 81 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 85.7 Write 72 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 80.1 58% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 76%
WD Se 3TB (2013)-$145 926 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 40GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 93 98 99 106 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 124 Write 102 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 100 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5403-123.A00LF 2x8GB 364 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	31.6% Below average	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 8.6 28% 9.93 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 9.9 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 61%

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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	328x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	247x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	141x
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 $76Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16