Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32.2% 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 Drive115% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '17 at 11:57
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 90.3
1-Core 114
2-Core 222
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 439
55% 420 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Gigabyte(1458 3643) 2GB
CLim: 1419 MHz, MLim: 1548 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 372.90
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
32.2% Below average
Lighting 38
Reflection 34
Parallax 42.6
31% 38.2 fps
MRender 45.2
Gravity 44.1
Splatting 38.8
35% 42.7 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 410
Mixed 413
99% 445 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 44.6
182% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 91
131% 247 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 115%
Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
520GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
466GB free
Firmware: HP35 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 124
Write 122
Mixed 114
90% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.65
134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
59.7% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 19.2
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19.4
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 63%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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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 $40SanDisk 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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