Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.3% 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	87% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '19 at 19:44
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 262 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 506 68% 508 Pts	64-Core 515 32% 515 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.3% Below average	Lighting 44 Reflection 39.3 Parallax 34 36% 39.1 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 40.4 Splatting 36.7 31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 180GB-$100 415 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 164 182 191 191 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 409 Write 271 Mixed 292 SusWrite 184 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 38.1 156% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 140 140% 225 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 87%
Seagate Constellation CS 3TB 667 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 579GB free Firmware: CN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 163 164 164 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 179 Mixed 91.4 SusWrite 163 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%
WD Se 3TB (2013)-$67 926 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 105GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 131 132 132 131 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 159 Write 141 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 130 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 99%
WD Se 3TB (2013)-$67 926 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 292GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 105 105 105 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 117 Write 101 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 104 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 99%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$54 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 121GB free Firmware: 01.01V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 80 81 81 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 75.8 Write 79.5 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 79.9 58% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 76%
WD Se 3TB (2013)-$67 926 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 40GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 98 98 99 103 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 111 Write 104 Mixed 79 SusWrite 99.8 73% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5403-123.A00LF 2x8GB 364 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.8% Below average	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 9.1 29% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 9.6 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 61%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Anniversary - $120

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	326x
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 $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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