Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	23.6% 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)
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160527
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '19 at 20:00
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 125 2-Core 247 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 474 64% 479 Pts	64-Core 479 30% 479 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gainward(10B0 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.17 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	23.6% Poor	Lighting 26.7 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 25 22% 27.5 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 26.7 Splatting 34.8 27% 33.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 180GB-$134 623 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 67GB free Firmware: 5.05A SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 138 144 144 137 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 346 Write 212 Mixed 236 SusWrite 142 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 46.5 160% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 150 139% 215 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 86%
Mushkin MKNSSDCR120GB-ALT 120GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 10GB free Firmware: 332ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 44 43 38 39 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	49% Average	Read 304 Write 110 Mixed 138 SusWrite 41.7 32% 148 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 11.4 96% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 106 92% 139 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 79%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 462 Write 419 Mixed 339 90% 407 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 62.7 214% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Intenso USB 3.0 device 1TB 505 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 204GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 62 64 64 64 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 71.5 Write 74 Mixed 32 SusWrite 63.3 44% 60.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 63%
Intenso External USB 3.0 750GB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 543GB free, PID 0701 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 105 104 105 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 103 Write 103 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 106 116% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 3x4GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 12.2 38% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 12.3 34% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 69%

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

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Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Anniversary - $120

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	325x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	243x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	140x
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 $80Bench 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 $274	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 $184	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