Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics48.6% 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)
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 Z97 Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 18 '20 at 20:45
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 109
2-Core 225
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 442
59% 440 Pts
64-Core 435
27% 435 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
48.6% Average
Lighting 63.4
Reflection 59.8
Parallax 57.2
52% 60.1 fps
MRender 46
Gravity 55.2
Splatting 54.4
43% 51.9 fps
Poor: 39%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 46%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 220
Write 195
Mixed 162
43% 193 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 95.1
4K Mixed 31.8
139% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 157
120% 166 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
158GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 118 117 117 118 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
67.4% Good
Read 117
Write 92.8
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 118
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
69.1% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 21.9
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 20
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 70%

 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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