Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.1% 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	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '18 at 16:59
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 96.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 219 83% 143 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 607 57% 472 Pts	64-Core 603 37% 603 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.46 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Lighting 66.1 Reflection 71 Parallax 62 54% 66.4 fps	MRender 73.7 Gravity 62.1 Splatting 56.5 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team L5 3D 240GB 407 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 314 285 294 286 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 410 Mixed 358 SusWrite 303 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 52.4 179% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 103 145% 267 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 379GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 159 162 163 158 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 132 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 161 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.7 453% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$112 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 288GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 101 105 106 103 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 130 Write 100 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 104 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 105%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 325GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 150 153 156 151 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 160 Write 157 Mixed 95.1 SusWrite 153 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 87%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 816GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 117 124 126 123 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 82.7 Write 121 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 123 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.7 211% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 206GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 131 135 135 131 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 92.6 Write 24.8 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 134 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 3,028 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.8 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 24.5 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 79%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Anniversary - $120

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	328x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	247x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	141x
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 $76Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16