Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics18.2% 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 DriveThe 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 10 '16 at 08:13
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 95.8
1-Core 132
2-Core 262
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 454
58% 441 Pts
64-Core 505
31% 505 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6510
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
18.2% Very poor
Lighting 20.6
Reflection 23.7
Parallax 19.3
17% 21.2 fps
MRender 29.4
Gravity 20.6
Splatting 26.8
21% 25.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 18.2%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
601GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 166
Write 145
Mixed 135
112% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.17
65% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 109%
Seagate ST9250315AS 250GB-$20
8GB free
Firmware: D005DEM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
35.4% Below average
Read 53.6
Write 69.7
Mixed 68.8
48% 64 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.12
4K Mixed 0.33
78% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
62.3% Good
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 19.4
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 19.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 61%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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