Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive98.4% 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)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 29 '19 at 03:59
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (99th 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)
79.4% Very good
Memory 95.5
1-Core 98.5
2-Core 192
76% 129 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 369
49% 368 Pts
64-Core 367
23% 367 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
Gigabyte(1458 226E) 1GB
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.4% Very poor
Lighting 12.5
Reflection 13.1
Parallax 15.1
10% 13.6 fps
MRender 13.7
Gravity 10.8
Splatting 14.5
11% 13 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.4%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 176 173 179 177 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 480
Mixed 365
SusWrite 204
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 43.7
164% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 205
190% 292 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 97%
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 (98th percentile)
68.2% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 21.2
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 21
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,182 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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