Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 121%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics137% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive54.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160527
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 10 '17 at 21:32
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 116
2-Core 226
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 600
66% 521 Pts
64-Core 598
37% 598 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 89%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Lighting 193
Reflection 210
Parallax 209
158% 204 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 188
Splatting 131
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 137%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199
71GB free
Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 492
Write 149
Mixed 191
60% 277 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 98.9
4K Mixed 21.7
132% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 59.5
74% 131 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 88%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
34GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 410
Mixed 413
99% 444 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 97.5
4K Mixed 45.3
180% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 45
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 111
101% 145 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 107%
Great: 124%
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB
24GB free
Firmware: 08TH Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 424
Write 239
Mixed 316
72% 327 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 93.1
4K Mixed 5.72
90% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 98.3
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 5.96
31% 69.8 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 69%
Intel 530 Series 180GB
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 420
Write 111
Mixed 218
54% 250 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 11
98% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 31.5
DQ Write 94.7
DQ Mixed 10.7
23% 45.6 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
80% Excellent
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 23.7
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 26
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 50.3
80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 80%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,183 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Anniversary - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $768
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