Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics74% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180813
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 23 '20 at 23:08
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 106
2-Core 192
77% 131 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 420
55% 415 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Nvidia(10DE 17C8) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74% Very good
Lighting 95
Reflection 101
Parallax 88.5
77% 94.8 fps
MRender 84.4
Gravity 89.7
Splatting 75.2
67% 83.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 74%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0518BS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 229 62 60 84 64 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Read 498
Write 457
Mixed 413
SusWrite 96.1
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 45.8
161% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 162
144% 215 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
74GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 98 95 95 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
68% Good
Read 142
Write 93.7
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 95.2
66% 91.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 68%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
967GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 166 166 169 170 171 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 101
Mixed 34.5
SusWrite 168
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.3
78% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
68.8% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 22.3
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 20.5
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 58.4
68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,187 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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