Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics3.46% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180308
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 03 '19 at 20:58
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 91.2
1-Core 133
2-Core 244
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 678
74% 586 Pts
64-Core 702
43% 702 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630
Gigabyte(1458 3544) 2GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
3.46% Terrible
Lighting 4.27
Reflection 5.08
Parallax 3.47
4% 4.27 fps
MRender 5.76
Gravity 4.27
Splatting 3.09
3% 4.37 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.46%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 215 211 210 211 210 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 481
Mixed 391
SusWrite 234
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 58.9
199% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 358
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 112%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20
309GB free
Firmware: 17.01H17
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 110 110 111 110 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
65% Good
Read 118
Write 116
Mixed 72
SusWrite 109
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 65%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0420 F3-10666CL7-4GBRH KHX1866C10D3/4G 0420 F3-10666CL7-4GBRH 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
58% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16.3
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 19.7
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,191 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Anniversary - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $768
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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