Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.2% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160527
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '22 at 00:46
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 114 2-Core 228 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 412 58% 430 Pts	64-Core 444 28% 444 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.6% 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: 353.62 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 72.9 Parallax 64 53% 67.1 fps	MRender 69.7 Gravity 64.8 Splatting 57.3 52% 63.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 511 Write 490 Mixed 385 103% 462 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 69.1 242% 89.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 364 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate ST31000322CS 1TB-$250 3,745 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 184GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 93 93 92 94 93 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 84.5 Write 81.3 Mixed 48 SusWrite 92.2 56% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 863GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 145 146 145 147 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 136 Write 86 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 142 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 113%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 209GB free Firmware: GM4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 76 76 77 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 84 Write 85.5 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 76.7 53% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 51%
ST350031 2CS 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 466GB free, PID 1337 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 107 106 107 108 107 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44% Average	Read 107 Write 104 Mixed 49 SusWrite 106 122% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 44%
ST2000VM 003-1ET164 2TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 20GB free, PID 0673 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.7% Very poor	Read 40.3 Write 40.8 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 41.8 52% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 0012 iCooLAX KHX1866C10D3/8G 0702 1GX72B160K NYA 32GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 18.3 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 20.4 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns

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Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,184 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	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