Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics20.6% 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)
Boot Drive62.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime11 Days
Run DateJun 20 '20 at 19:52
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570S
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 86.4
1-Core 98.3
2-Core 192
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 349
48% 360 Pts
64-Core 369
23% 369 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1463 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
20.6% Poor
Lighting 25.9
Reflection 19.7
Parallax 23
21% 22.9 fps
MRender 28.2
Gravity 26.3
Splatting 19.6
20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 143 119 95 100 114 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
62.9% Good
Read 210
Write 210
Mixed 209
SusWrite 115
42% 186 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 84.7
4K Mixed 36.9
127% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 168
129% 174 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 85%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 129 129 129 132 131 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 129
Write 124
Mixed 76
SusWrite 129
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.9% Below average
MC Read 11
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 9.2
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 10.1
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 32.9%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,191 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Anniversary - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $768
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HDDRAMUSB
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