Asrock H97 Anniversary

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	44.2% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock H97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150723
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '18 at 18:19
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 88.8 2-Core 178 68% 117 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 297 39% 294 Pts	64-Core 296 18% 296 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.2% Average	Lighting 53.9 Reflection 49.6 Parallax 63.8 44% 55.7 fps	MRender 51.3 Gravity 45.3 Splatting 63.5 45% 53.4 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 392 Write 372 Mixed 317 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 81.1 4K Mixed 48.7 163% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 44.7 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 62.4 54% 77.2 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140 11,698 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 221GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 97 97 99 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 121 Write 103 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 97.4 70% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 10,150 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 15.2 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 14.5 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical H97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 522 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

Raft

Motherboard: Asrock H97 Anniversary

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	118x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	69x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	61x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	85x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	48x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	41x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	26x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	15x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	13x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	29x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	20x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	18x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $494

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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