Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 210% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 177% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	242% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 03:51
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 254 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 698 71% 573 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967); EVGA FTW3 ULTRA CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 5125 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Lighting 370 Reflection 313 Parallax 399 302% 361 fps	MRender 390 Gravity 284 Splatting 199 228% 291 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 374 372 380 371 351 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 376 Mixed 319 SusWrite 371 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 49 184% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 265 226% 330 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 138GB free Firmware: UF3600RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 132 141 122 134 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 457 Write 340 Mixed 288 SusWrite 131 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 44.6 4K Mixed 19.5 85% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 81.3 DQ Mixed 40.4 46% 79.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 255GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 120 120 120 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 108 Write 104 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 119 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 5,533 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 21.1 78% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 26 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 33: 2R 5G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
33%	20%	75	331	264	60	27.9"	2560 1440	ACI28A3 ASUS PB287Q

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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	326x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	243x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	140x
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 $80Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16