Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '21 at 03:39
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	MNE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 258 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 665 72% 570 Pts	64-Core 665 41% 665 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 114 Parallax 126 95% 119 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 104 Splatting 96.8 91% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 323 Write 204 Mixed 235 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 40.2 137% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 184 136% 178 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 84%
Samsung MZ7PD128HCFV-000H7 128GB 485 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 37GB free Firmware: DXM06H6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 479 Write 441 Mixed 320 92% 413 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 44.8 166% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 156 166% 277 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 105%
GB0500C4413 500GB 496 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 112GB free Firmware: HPG3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 74.6 Write 76.7 Mixed 50.2 50% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 21% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 336GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 96.4 Write 78.7 Mixed 69.2 61% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 113%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 3,626 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 39.5 Write 27 Mixed 30 39% 32.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.6 213% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB 117 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.7 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 26.5 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	8	60	40"	1280 720	SKY0402 TV-monitor

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Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,192 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

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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	77x

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 $280	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 $550	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