Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics38% 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 Drive114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140611
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 05 '16 at 00:28
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 98.1
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 539
8-Core 541
72% 540 Pts
64-Core 543
34% 543 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.200.1013.0
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
38% Below average
Lighting 49.6
Reflection 32.9
Parallax 66
40% 49.5 fps
MRender 31.5
Gravity 48.6
Splatting 41.4
34% 40.5 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 38%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 414
Mixed 414
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 93.3
4K Mixed 44.1
176% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 103
136% 248 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 114%
Great: 115%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
399GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 115
Write 117
Mixed 112
86% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.47
110% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2135 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
MC Read 30
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 26.1
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 28
72% 25 GB/s
Latency 45.6
88% 45.6 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 82%

 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
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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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