Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics65.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 05 '21 at 23:56
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 85.5
1-Core 110
2-Core 221
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 416
56% 419 Pts
64-Core 404
25% 404 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Zotac(19DA 2368) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1557 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
65.7% Good
Lighting 81.7
Reflection 93.5
Parallax 82.6
67% 85.9 fps
MRender 82.2
Gravity 81.1
Splatting 72.9
64% 78.7 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0918B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 232 215 218 217 218 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 420
Mixed 390
SusWrite 218
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 55
182% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 116
152% 275 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 118%
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB
415GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 144 145 144 143 144 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Read 142
Write 147
Mixed 66.9
SusWrite 139
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 82%
ASolid USB 32GB
25GB free, PID 205a
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 28 28 28 30 28 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
29.5% Poor
Read 117
Write 28.2
Mixed 43.1
SusWrite 27.4
59% 53.9 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1.8
140% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
52.1% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 16.4
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 15.5
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Anniversary Builds (Compare 1,182 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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