Asrock Z97M Anniversary

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics24.1% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock Z97M Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140613
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 13 '17 at 19:37
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 102
2-Core 199
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 399
53% 396 Pts
64-Core 398
25% 398 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Nvidia(10DE 0984) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
24.1% Poor
Lighting 28.3
Reflection 27.4
Parallax 30.5
23% 28.7 fps
MRender 36.9
Gravity 31
Splatting 28.9
26% 32.3 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 24.1%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Read 155
Write 147
Mixed 146
112% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.06
4K Write 2.29
4K Mixed 0.24
113% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 140
Write 119
Mixed 146
102% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.18
70% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
63.8% Good
MC Read 23.2
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 19.9
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 57.3
70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97M Anniversary Builds (Compare 198 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock Z97M Anniversary - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $602
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