Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 40%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	48.9% 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 Drive	70.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160513
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '21 at 16:01
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	40% Below average	Memory 47.2 1-Core 91.4 2-Core 181 57% 106 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 253 27% 216 Pts	64-Core 333 21% 333 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.9% Average	Lighting 60.2 Reflection 68.6 Parallax 61.6 49% 63.5 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 61.8 Splatting 54.1 49% 60.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 146 161 121 136 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 418 Write 330 Mixed 153 SusWrite 140 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 61.9 4K Mixed 24.1 106% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 238 193% 277 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 715GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 139 140 139 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 171 Write 149 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 140 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 226% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 24GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	42.5% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 13.4 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 12.4 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 172 23% 172 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 62%

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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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Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,142 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Killer - $158

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	455x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	266x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	147x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	88x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	72x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	46x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	37x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	37x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	33x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	28x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $805

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16