Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics150% 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.
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 Z97 Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150116
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 02 '20 at 01:39
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
68.1% Good
Memory 60.3
1-Core 125
2-Core 236
75% 141 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 659
65% 533 Pts
64-Core 665
41% 665 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
150% Outstanding
Lighting 206
Reflection 211
Parallax 230
168% 216 fps
MRender 253
Gravity 193
Splatting 136
152% 194 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 150%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401100RL
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 444
Write 425
Mixed 356
91% 409 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 48.9
174% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 220
197% 300 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
734GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 170 172 172 172 172 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 161
Mixed 109
SusWrite 172
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
234% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 106%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
57.5% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 17.2
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 20.3
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 127
32% 127 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,183 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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