Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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. 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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.1% 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 Drive	64.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160527
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '20 at 15:21
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Memory 92.4 1-Core 122 2-Core 238 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 237 32% 237 Pts	64-Core 237 15% 237 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Sapphire(174B E308) CLim: 985 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Lighting 43.8 Reflection 50.8 Parallax 52.9 36% 49.2 fps	MRender 50.9 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 36.2 34% 42.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 60GB 1,135 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 68 65 62 61 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 346 Write 74.2 Mixed 122 SusWrite 64.5 33% 152 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 78.1 4K Mixed 35.5 138% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 77.1 DQ Mixed 96.9 74% 101 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 74%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 63GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 361 361 364 365 249 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 356 Mixed 303 SusWrite 342 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 42.3 154% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 198 177% 266 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 183 183 187 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 180 Mixed 81 SusWrite 185 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5403-034.A00G 2x4GB 278 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 17.1 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 18 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 54%

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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 Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,187 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Anniversary - $120

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	327x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	245x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	141x
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 $79Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16