Asrock Z97M Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive107% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z97M Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory19.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140613
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJul 09 '19 at 16:22
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU8%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 84.3
1-Core 92.2
2-Core 258
78% 145 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 591
63% 502 Pts
64-Core 612
38% 612 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 151
Parallax 141
114% 144 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 135
Splatting 110
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 293 278 274 272 272 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 409
Write 422
Mixed 411
SusWrite 294
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 50
183% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 357
269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 107%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
89GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 104 104 103 105 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 104
Write 98.8
Mixed 76
SusWrite 104
71% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 109%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
527GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 60 60 60 60 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
40.4% Average
Read 80.7
Write 86.3
Mixed 50.7
SusWrite 59.8
51% 69.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBSR Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
40.8% Average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 11.3
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 13.5
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 47%

 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: 63% - Good Total price: $587
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 $40SanDisk 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