Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	16.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151013
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '18 at 21:47
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590S-$79 11,598 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 88 1-Core 93.6 2-Core 143 67% 108 Pts	4-Core 318 8-Core 324 43% 321 Pts	64-Core 331 20% 331 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4993) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.2% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 111 Parallax 108 85% 108 fps	MRender 93.4 Gravity 95.8 Splatting 85.2 74% 91.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS2211 480GB-$70 2,197 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 237GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS221016 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 167 389 176 315 312 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 485 Write 344 Mixed 362 SusWrite 277 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 52.6 4K Mixed 26.6 102% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 194 166% 241 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 538GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 120 118 120 123 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 122 Write 109 Mixed 73 SusWrite 119 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 285GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 109 112 113 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 106 Write 72.8 Mixed 62 SusWrite 109 64% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 887GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 74 66 79 75 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 56.8 Write 28 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 71.6 38% 50.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.4 145% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 90%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 122GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 71 69 69 72 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 66 Write 40.8 Mixed 47 SusWrite 69.5 41% 55.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0821 16G-D3-1866-MR 0821 16G-D3-1866-MR 24GB 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 17.4 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 17.1 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns

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

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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	243x
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 $273	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