Asrock Z97M Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% 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 Drive112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97M Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180308
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 28 '20 at 22:39
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 125
2-Core 230
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 516
68% 512 Pts
64-Core 494
31% 494 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2339 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.98
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 142
Parallax 126
105% 133 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 131
Splatting 111
95% 116 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 120 141 146 145 145 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 471
Mixed 319
SusWrite 164
81% 364 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 59.6
211% 75 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 311
248% 347 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 112%
Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
277GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 111 111 110 111 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Read 67.7
Write 67
Mixed 46
SusWrite 110
53% 72.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 1302 1600 CL10 Series 0420 F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 0467 RMR5040MM58F9F1600 16GB
2000, 2000, 2000, 2000 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 22.5
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 24.1
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 56.2
71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 74%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M Anniversary Builds (Compare 197 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: 62% - Good Total price: $602
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