Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	25.9% 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 Drive	71.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140611
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	May 27 '21 at 09:31
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670-$51 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 68.4 1-Core 56.6 2-Core 176 56% 100 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 398 51% 383 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.9% Poor	Lighting 33.3 Reflection 36.8 Parallax 43.9 27% 38 fps	MRender 30.7 Gravity 32.3 Splatting 25.1 24% 29.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3Z40107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 126 131 114 133 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 437 Write 363 Mixed 376 SusWrite 136 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 25.3 113% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 46.5 96% 192 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$20 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 456GB free Firmware: MS1OA7C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 184 182 183 178 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 156 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 180 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43 50,270 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 41GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 80 80 80 76 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 134 Write 126 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 78.3 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 70%
FUJITSU MHZ2320BH G2 320GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 110GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 32.8 Write 32.3 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 36.6 42% 30.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair VS2GB1333D4 4x2GB 334 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.2% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 14.9 46% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 13.4 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,193 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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 $29

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