Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83.8% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '20 at 14:46
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 89.4 1-Core 132 2-Core 265 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 681 70% 564 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Lighting 79.1 Reflection 82.7 Parallax 71 64% 77.6 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 74.1 Splatting 77.7 61% 74.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 448 291 244 244 243 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 409 Write 431 Mixed 350 SusWrite 319 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 37.5 120% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 163 143% 208 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 99%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 112GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 66 56 57 58 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 449 Write 369 Mixed 305 SusWrite 86.4 67% 303 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 37.2 123% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 107 130% 228 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 136 135 137 136 137 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 175 Write 137 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 135 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 114%
SAMSUNG HD103UJ 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 428GB free, PID 00a2 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 33 33 33 32 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 33.2 Write 20.7 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 33.3 39% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 115% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend JM1600KLH-16GK 0711 PUD32133C108G2PSB JM1600KLH-16GK 0711 PUD32133C108G2PSB 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.9% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.3 56% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 20.8 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 75%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Anniversary - $120

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	328x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	247x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	96x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	78x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	69x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	56x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	40x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	36x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	36x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	29x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16