Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics164% 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.
Boot Drive72.2% 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 (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180308
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJan 03 '21 at 19:41
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 29%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 124
2-Core 244
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 450
61% 454 Pts
64-Core 451
28% 451 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Asus(1043 87BC) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
164% Outstanding
Lighting 245
Reflection 222
Parallax 213
200% 227 fps
MRender 207
Gravity 166
Splatting 148
139% 174 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 164%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.0.7a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 175 167 163 163 166 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 311
Write 244
Mixed 262
SusWrite 169
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 92.9
4K Mixed 40.7
148% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 37.3
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 46
46% 71.2 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 90%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112
337GB free
Firmware: R0918B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 380 424 422 425 382 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 455
Mixed 396
SusWrite 406
99% 438 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 99.7
4K Mixed 53.3
177% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 43.4
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 65.2
58% 83.5 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 104%
Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
703GB free
Firmware: HP13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 107 107 107 107 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
59% Above average
Read 99.2
Write 59.6
Mixed 76.6
SusWrite 106
63% 85.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 59%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
65.7% Good
MC Read 23.2
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 20
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 21.7
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 70%

 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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