Asrock Z97M Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32.2% 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)
Boot Drive66% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97M Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160527
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateJan 14 '19 at 21:51
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 108
2-Core 214
81% 139 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 397
53% 399 Pts
64-Core 404
25% 404 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
Nvidia(10DE 097A) 2GB
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1702 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
32.2% Below average
Lighting 37.4
Reflection 35.4
Parallax 50.5
30% 41.1 fps
MRender 51
Gravity 46
Splatting 36.6
36% 44.5 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Faspeed F510-120G 120GB
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01000006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 44 134 21 6.5 63 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
66% Good
Read 377
Write 162
Mixed 284
SusWrite 57.8
49% 220 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 90.4
4K Mixed 23.3
124% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 135
133% 206 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 66%
Great: 102%
Samsung PM871 2.5 7mm 256GB
147GB free
Firmware: EMT03D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 285 284 282 269 270 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 288
Mixed 250
SusWrite 278
72% 325 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 42.8
173% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 245
207% 304 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 104%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
422GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 123 120 121 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
69.1% Good
Read 118
Write 112
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 123
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CM3X2G1600C9DHX 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CM3X2G1600C9DHX 12GB
2058, 2058, 2058, 2058 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
76.4% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 23.4
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 24.7
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 54.4
74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M Anniversary Builds (Compare 196 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock Z97M Anniversary - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $602
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