Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.3% 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)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160527
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '18 at 01:39
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 129 2-Core 254 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 516 69% 515 Pts	64-Core 511 32% 511 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.65 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 70 Reflection 71.9 Parallax 64.4 57% 68.8 fps	MRender 74.4 Gravity 63.5 Splatting 55.7 52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 478 Write 458 Mixed 370 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 65 238% 91 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate ST31000322CS 1TB-$250 3,745 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 746GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 63 62 65 62 57 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 102 Write 97.1 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 63.5 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 176 176 185 187 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 151 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 178 99% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 87% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%
ST350031 2CS 500GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 291GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 94 90 99 101 101 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40% Below average	Read 94.7 Write 100 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 97.1 113% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 41%
ST2000VM 003-1ET164 2TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 113GB free, PID 0673 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 38 41 43 43 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	20.1% Poor	Read 40.6 Write 41.3 Mixed 33.9 SusWrite 40.6 53% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 0215 CMX4GX3M1A1600C11 KHX1866C10D3/8G 0215 CMX4GX3M1A1600C11 24GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	63.9% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 19.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns

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Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,191 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	328x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	247x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	141x
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 $76Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16