Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	44.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140611
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 05:20
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th 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-$52 49,019 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 95.9 2-Core 190 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 303 8-Core 364 43% 334 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 77%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3Z40107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 10 144 115 39 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 480 Write 296 Mixed 29 SusWrite 112 50% 229 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 15.2 4K Mixed 1.2 42% 12.6 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 47.2 68% 128 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 24GB free Firmware: MS1OA7C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 114 101 96 94 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 107 Write 88.3 Mixed 29 SusWrite 108 60% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 103%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$28 50,270 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 30GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 79 80 81 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 81.2 Write 80.1 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 79.1 55% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 70%

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 (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.5% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 14.9 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 14.6 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 51: 5R 5G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
51%	30%	71	67	54	60	0"	1920 1080

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Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,204 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	331x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	248x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	113x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	142x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	97x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	78x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	69x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	57x
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 i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369