Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	107% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160527
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '19 at 08:40
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 112 2-Core 240 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 423 56% 417 Pts	64-Core 470 29% 470 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Lighting 66 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 59.9 54% 64.4 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 62.9 Splatting 53.4 50% 62.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 175 172 175 168 165 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 384 Mixed 388 SusWrite 200 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 59.7 192% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
PNY XLR8 240GB-$212 552 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 180GB free Firmware: 507ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 469 Write 34.8 Mixed 6 SusWrite 2.8 27% 128 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 2.2 45% 10.5 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 71GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 91 92 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 155 Write 99.5 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 91.2 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 231% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 109%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 508GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 76 76 77 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 70.2 Write 75.5 Mixed 41 SusWrite 75.7 48% 65.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 82%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 913GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 85 87 87 87 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 77.5 Write 83.8 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 85.2 58% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBXL 0215 CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBXL 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.9% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 16.2 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 15.3 46% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 50%

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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	326x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	244x
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

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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