Asrock H97 Anniversary

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	31.9% 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	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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock H97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	1.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '20 at 05:09
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 96.4 2-Core 167 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 234 8-Core 240 32% 237 Pts	64-Core 225 14% 225 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% MSI(1462 277C) 3GB CLim: 972 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.3.1 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Lighting 41 Reflection 29.5 Parallax 50.6 33% 40.4 fps	MRender 28.1 Gravity 40 Splatting 36.6 29% 34.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M550 128GB-$40 2,673 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 402 Write 350 Mixed 296 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 38.3 139% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 183 173% 268 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 104%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 124GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 84 85 86 86 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 50.3 Write 50 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 84.6 38% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 74% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown U3A4G83-16G9LN2B00 2x4GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	48.9% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.8 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 15.5 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 56%

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

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Typical H97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 522 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

Raft

Motherboard: Asrock H97 Anniversary

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	118x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	69x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	61x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	85x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	48x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	41x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	26x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	15x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	13x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	29x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	20x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	18x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $494

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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