Asrock Z87 Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56% 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 Drive110% 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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z87 Killer  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150514
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 14 '17 at 11:48
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 122
2-Core 235
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 650
67% 542 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 367B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.0
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
56% Above average
Lighting 72.2
Reflection 71.7
Parallax 63.2
59% 69 fps
MRender 63.8
Gravity 65.6
Splatting 57.4
50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 414
Mixed 422
100% 451 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 39.6
171% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 27.4
89% 192 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 110%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
2.5TB free
Firmware: SC48 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
2TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 114
Write 113
Mixed 110
84% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 2.07
4K Mixed 0.25
98% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
60.7% Good
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.3
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 20.6
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87 Killer Builds (Compare 421 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z87 Killer - $216

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $475
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HDDRAMUSB
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