Asrock Z97M Anniversary

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics17.3% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
MotherboardAsrock Z97M Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140613
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 08 '17 at 18:34
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4160-$79
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
68% Good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 100
2-Core 174
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 267
8-Core 270
36% 269 Pts
64-Core 277
17% 277 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 68%
Great: 67%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Nvidia(10DE 0000) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
17.3% Very poor
Lighting 21.6
Reflection 16.7
Parallax 19.5
18% 19.2 fps
MRender 24.7
Gravity 22.6
Splatting 16.2
17% 21.2 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 75.8
Write 75.7
Mixed 20.8
42% 57.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.15
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.28
62% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 69%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
32GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
31.1% Below average
Read 44.7
Write 63.6
Mixed 29.7
34% 46 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.31
78% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Team-Elite-1600 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
32.1% Below average
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 10.5
MC Mixed 9
29% 10 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 10.6
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M Anniversary Builds (Compare 196 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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