Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	40.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '21 at 05:20
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	99%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5775C-$183 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 85% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 98.3 1-Core 128 2-Core 219 86% 148 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 641 66% 530 Pts	64-Core 648 40% 648 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3369) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2591 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.7% Average	Lighting 6.3 Reflection 152 Parallax 145 5% 101 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 149 Splatting 131 110% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crypto SSD 128GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 118GB free Firmware: S8FO08.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 154 155 152 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 244 Write 156 Mixed 145 SusWrite 154 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 14.6 94% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 54.2 61% 104 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 54%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 831GB free (System drive) Firmware: ML6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 48 43 60 55 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 35.7 Write 30.8 Mixed 46.1 SusWrite 45.7 30% 39.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 73%
WD VelociRaptor 2.5" 1TB-$52 1,134 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 724GB free Firmware: 04.06A00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 186 186 187 188 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 176 Mixed 104 SusWrite 186 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.7 347% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 120%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 2,340 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 40 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 24.7 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 19.9 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 44.5 90% 44.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 62%

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

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Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,182 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	325x
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 $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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