Asrock H97M Anniversary

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock H97M Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160613
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '19 at 01:27
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 91.6 1-Core 93.9 2-Core 185 73% 124 Pts	4-Core 305 8-Core 336 42% 321 Pts	64-Core 345 21% 345 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	3.66% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 5.88 Parallax 5.91 3% 5.16 fps	MRender 8.33 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 7.17 5% 5.92 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.66% Great: 3%
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Gigabyte(1458 2281) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.2.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 61.7 Parallax 88.7 57% 73.6 fps	MRender 61.9 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 78 57% 68.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 495 Write 475 Mixed 372 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 58.2 202% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 659GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 103 105 104 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 91.2 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 103 68% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 84%
Seagate ST9250410AS 250GB-$42 8,782 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 217GB free Firmware: 0006HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 97 Write 35 Mixed 44 SusWrite 37.7 40% 53.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 18.4 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 17.4 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical H97M Anniversary Builds (Compare 495 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

Raft

Motherboard: Asrock H97M Anniversary

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	104x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	78x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	67x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	43x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	35x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	34x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	20x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	17x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	19x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	12x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	12x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $524

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 $177	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