Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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. 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	23.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB 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 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	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '19 at 23:56
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 92.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 247 8-Core 249 33% 248 Pts	64-Core 252 16% 252 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% MSI(1462 8A91) CLim: 1196 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.7.5 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Lighting 27.7 Reflection 30.5 Parallax 40 23% 32.7 fps	MRender 30.7 Gravity 28.7 Splatting 34.4 26% 31.2 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,653 Write 5,489 Mixed 5,427 1,303% 5,856 MB/s	4K Read 578 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 292 1,359% 359 MB/s	DQ Read 972 DQ Write 832 DQ Mixed 686 573% 830 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30 12,344 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 199GB free Firmware: 01.01S01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 103 103 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 131 Write 127 Mixed 102 SusWrite 103 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 76%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 322GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 110 110 109 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 111 Write 109 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 109 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 62%
Maxtor 6B250S0 250GB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 232GB free Firmware: BANC1B10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 63 63 63 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 63.8 Write 67.6 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 63.4 42% 57.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.1 159% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-153.A00LF 4x2GB 155 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 17.6 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.2 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 55%

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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	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 $40	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