Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.4% 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 Drive26.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 18 '20 at 16:15
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 89.8
1-Core 97.3
2-Core 194
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 371
49% 370 Pts
64-Core 365
23% 365 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79
Sapphire(1DA2 E367) 2GB
CLim: 1206 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
17.4% Very poor
Lighting 18.1
Reflection 31.2
Parallax 22.3
15% 23.9 fps
MRender 29.3
Gravity 16.2
Splatting 34.4
22% 26.7 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
IR-SSDPR-S25A-240 240GB
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM91.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 104 86 40 58 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
26.4% Poor
Read 379
Write 355
Mixed 145
SusWrite 90.5
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 12.4
4K Mixed 1.5
9% 4.8 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 32.3
DQ Mixed 27.6
31% 54.5 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 26.4%
Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
183GB free
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 99 103 102 98 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 101
Write 100
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 100
67% 90.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.9
152% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 68%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 167 171 171 170 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 168
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 170
95% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 0218 1302 PSD34G13332 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
53% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.7
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 16.6
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 53%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,189 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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