Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 71.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.3% 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	35.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140611
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '19 at 22:44
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Memory 86 1-Core 74.5 2-Core 175 65% 112 Pts	4-Core 327 8-Core 328 44% 327 Pts	64-Core 280 17% 280 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.3% Below average	Lighting 42.8 Reflection 42.5 Parallax 37.9 35% 41.1 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 34.5 30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS250G32TND-N1A0A 250GB 1,620 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 184 50 30 26 17 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 397 Write 272 Mixed 275 SusWrite 80.7 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 8.5 51% 12.8 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 107%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 360 Write 352 Mixed 277 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 34.1 4K Mixed 25 78% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 111 81% 106 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 97%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$23 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 65GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 85 85 83 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 80.2 Write 84.3 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 84.2 54% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 61%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 8TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 3TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 11 10 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 40.3 Write 25.5 Mixed 12.3 SusWrite 12.2 16% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 49% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion+ Desk 4TB 1,088 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 110GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 121 124 128 127 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 89.2 Write 130 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 119 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.5 255% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 97%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 105GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 96 96 96 97 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 168 Write 126 Mixed 73 SusWrite 93.2 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 98%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 846 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 9GB free, PID 0743 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 8.1 11 8.1 8.3 8.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	3.43% Terrible	Read 8.3 Write 8.8 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 8.5 12% 8.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 9% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 3.43% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SP008GBLTU160N02 2x8GB 527 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	55% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 17.9 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 14.9 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 62%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

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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	78x

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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16