Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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. 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 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	15.9% 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	The 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.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140611
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '18 at 15:07
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Memory 95.4 1-Core 108 2-Core 253 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 252 34% 252 Pts	64-Core 253 16% 253 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5850 15,020 User benchmarks, average bench 15% MSI(1462 8034) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Lighting 22 Reflection 12.7 Parallax 19.8 18% 18.2 fps	MRender 10.8 Gravity 16.2 Splatting 16.2 12% 14.4 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 694GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 145 152 151 148 166 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 159 Write 172 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 154 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 824GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 191 190 193 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 167 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 192 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 8GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 2.2 3.3 3.1 3.8 3.3 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 37 Write 4.2 Mixed 9 SusWrite 3.2 13% 13.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.5 102% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D169DS3.16FE 1x4GB 89 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 10.2 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 10.5 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 36%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Anniversary - $120

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	325x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	243x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	140x
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 $80Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16