Asrock Z97 Anniversary

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	18.1% 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 Drive	101% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Anniversary (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140611
Uptime	14.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '21 at 12:52
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4160-$79 48,506 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 93.1 1-Core 58 2-Core 189 66% 113 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 280 37% 278 Pts	64-Core 282 18% 282 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% XFX(1682 7260) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Lighting 22.2 Reflection 24.4 Parallax 30.5 18% 25.7 fps	MRender 21.6 Gravity 22.4 Splatting 22.6 18% 22.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP S700 Pro 512GB-$79 1,249 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0410D SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 150 142 119 120 142 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 444 Mixed 412 SusWrite 181 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 51 172% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 120 156% 280 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 120%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 36.7 Write 40.8 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 41.4 28% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.5 189% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 66%
WD My Passport Essential 750GB 405 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 168GB free, PID 070a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 30 30 29 29 27 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 36 Write 28.5 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 28.2 38% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 18%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 123GB 2,761 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 45GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 9.4 14 9.7 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 36 Write 0.7 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 13.7 19% 17 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.1 94% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D169DS3.16FE 2x4GB 2,099 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.4% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 9.6 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 9.6 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Anniversary - $120

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	326x
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 $269	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 $177	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