Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140611
Uptime	6.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '18 at 13:56
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	71% Very good	Memory 73.1 1-Core 102 2-Core 202 70% 126 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 400 53% 399 Pts	64-Core 395 24% 395 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	1.96% Terrible	Lighting 1.93 Reflection 5.5 Parallax 2.34 2% 3.26 fps	MRender 2.95 Gravity 1.6 Splatting 4.74 3% 3.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.96% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 128GB-$89 11,245 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: X231600 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 3147 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 980 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 18 (A8) Unknown 100 100 135 (A9) Unknown 100 100 188 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 45 (AE) Unknown 100 100 59 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 46 197569216540 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 306 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 5857 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2985 (F2) Unknown 253 253 9112 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	65% Good	Read 417 Write 178 Mixed 259 63% 285 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 14.8 98% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 36.5 73% 148 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 89%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 342GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 137 137 78 (03) Spinup time 126 126 25789464876 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2586 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2532 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 630 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2587 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2587 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 201864249376 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	63.7% Good	Read 109 Write 113 Mixed 112 84% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.03 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.22 97% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 108%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 56GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 139 (03) Spinup time 116 116 25791496523 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 6929 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 131 131 29 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 7089 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3236 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6992 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6992 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 223338889248 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	33.9% Below average	Read 59.7 Write 58.3 Mixed 54.3 43% 57.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.46 99% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 1,394 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.5% Poor	MC Read 10 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 8.3 25% 8.73 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 7.3 22% 7.63 GB/s	Latency 94.5 42% 94.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 68%

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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	325x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	243x
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 $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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