Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 55.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	25.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151013
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '23 at 00:41
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570S-$45 11,172 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Memory 72 1-Core 82.2 2-Core 145 59% 99.7 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 264 31% 241 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2957) CLim: 1557 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.1% Poor	Lighting 29.7 Reflection 40.2 Parallax 25.5 24% 31.8 fps	MRender 33.9 Gravity 34.2 Splatting 30.6 27% 32.9 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 28%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 320GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 55 59 110 125 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 95.7 Write 90.7 Mixed 52.4 SusWrite 89.4 60% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0423 TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.4% Below average	MC Read 11.4 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 10.1 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 9 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 96.9 41% 96.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 51%

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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	55	29	100	24.5"	1920 1080	HPN3427 OMEN by HP 25

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Anniversary - $120

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	227x
Core i5-4690KIntel $95Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	171x
Core i7-4790Intel $185Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	72x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	62x
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	52x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	39x
A400 240GBKingston $18Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	27x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	25x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	22x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $908

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $460	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i3-12100F $98	Nvidia RTX 3070 $568	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $164	Nvidia RTX 3050 $298	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $50	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $49	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $417	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16