Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.7% 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 Drive99.6% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateAug 04 '18 at 18:53
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 93.5
1-Core 88.1
2-Core 188
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 342
45% 337 Pts
64-Core 361
22% 361 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Lighting 46.5
Reflection 51.7
Parallax 61.6
38% 53.2 fps
MRender 51.1
Gravity 41.1
Splatting 37.1
34% 43.1 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 268 249 216 207 126 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Read 433
Write 418
Mixed 345
SusWrite 233
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 87.8
4K Mixed 49.2
169% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 231
206% 310 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 118%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
53GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 56 55 55 56 55 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
37.3% Below average
Read 74
Write 78.7
Mixed 46
SusWrite 55.8
47% 63.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 58%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
184GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 119 119 118 120 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 130
Write 109
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 119
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
61.1% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 20.1
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 17.8
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 64%

 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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