Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics49.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive89.2% 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.
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140611
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 22 '19 at 17:12
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 92.3
1-Core 101
2-Core 184
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 483
50% 405 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
3.65% Terrible
Lighting 3.87
Reflection 6.15
Parallax 6
3% 5.34 fps
MRender 6.76
Gravity 2.43
Splatting 7.22
5% 5.47 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.65%
Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49.4% Average
Lighting 59.1
Reflection 64.6
Parallax 57.7
48% 60.5 fps
MRender 63
Gravity 60.8
Splatting 64.6
52% 62.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 186 164 161 151 148 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Read 450
Write 412
Mixed 372
SusWrite 187
80% 355 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 76
4K Mixed 41.8
142% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 346
262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580
163GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 32 37 39 39 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
11.9% Very poor
Read 5.5
Write 21.7
Mixed 17.5
SusWrite 35.8
15% 20.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.3
49% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84
950GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 150 146 147 149 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Read 154
Write 122
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 148
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D18ADS3.16FE 1315 BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE 12GB
1867, 1867 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
33.4% Below average
MC Read 11
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 9.7
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 10.1
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 37%

 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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