Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	106% 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 Drive	98.6% 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160527
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '19 at 22:04
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 209 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 310 54% 381 Pts	64-Core 315 20% 315 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 143 Parallax 131 113% 138 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 137 Splatting 104 95% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 115 122 114 117 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 412 Write 389 Mixed 392 SusWrite 148 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 55.9 182% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 124%
PNY XLR8 240GB-$212 552 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 188GB free Firmware: 507ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 449 Write 56.2 Mixed 6 SusWrite 2.8 27% 128 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 2.2 50% 11.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 76GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 94 92 93 94 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 198 Write 157 Mixed 107 SusWrite 93.2 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 109%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 389GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 76 76 77 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 69.2 Write 75.5 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 75.8 48% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 82%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 572GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 85 86 85 85 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 73.5 Write 83.7 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 84.1 57% 77 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBXL 0215 CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBXL 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.4% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 15.1 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 14.4 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 80.6 50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 50%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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