Asrock Z97M Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.9% 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 Drive59.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97M Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 2 GHz
Display1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160527
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 03 '19 at 19:11
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 210
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 406
54% 405 Pts
64-Core 406
25% 406 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
Nvidia(10DE 097A) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
30.9% Below average
Lighting 36.4
Reflection 34.2
Parallax 43.4
30% 38 fps
MRender 47
Gravity 43.6
Splatting 34.5
33% 41.7 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Faspeed F510-120G 120GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01000006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 18 153 0.8 5.6 11 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 225
Write 122
Mixed 292
SusWrite 48.5
38% 172 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 23.3
127% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 135
130% 199 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 102%
Samsung PM871 2.5 7mm 256GB
114GB free
Firmware: EMT03D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 279 277 250 266 251 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 288
Mixed 269
SusWrite 267
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 42.8
170% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 244
204% 297 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 103%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
422GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 122 124 125 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
69.5% Good
Read 118
Write 111
Mixed 73.3
SusWrite 124
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CM3X2G1600C9DHX 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CM3X2G1600C9DHX 12GB
2044, 2044, 2044, 2044 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
75.6% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 23
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 24.6
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M Anniversary Builds (Compare 198 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock Z97M Anniversary - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $583
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