Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	23.4% 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	27.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160527
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '19 at 14:08
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 88.8 1-Core 100 2-Core 205 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 395 52% 388 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Lighting 28.2 Reflection 30.1 Parallax 33.4 23% 30.6 fps	MRender 27.1 Gravity 23.2 Splatting 35.3 24% 28.5 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Sandisk S064G 63GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 24 28 27 27 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 381 Write 32.8 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 26.2 27% 126 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 7.3 36% 9.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 47%
Hitachi UltraStar 7K4000 2TB 3,101 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 520GB free Firmware: MF6OAA70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 128 129 129 125 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	74% Very good	Read 130 Write 133 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 128 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 284GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 106 104 105 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 104 Write 103 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 105 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 295GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 121 121 122 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 123 Write 119 Mixed 68 SusWrite 122 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CM3X2G1333C9 0215 CM3X2G1333C9 1319 CL9-9-9 DDR3-1600 1319 CL9-9-9 DDR3-1600 8GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.5% Above average	MC Read 17 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.5 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 16.9 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns

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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	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	77x

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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16