Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21.4% 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	36.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '18 at 12:55
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 81.2 1-Core 120 2-Core 241 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 471 63% 472 Pts	64-Core 462 29% 462 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Asus(1043 042C) 2GB CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Lighting 26 Reflection 27.8 Parallax 31.1 21% 28.3 fps	MRender 24.6 Gravity 20.6 Splatting 32.8 22% 26 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 130 47 21 7.1 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 506 Write 444 Mixed 8.7 SusWrite 69.4 56% 257 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.2 44% 10.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 92%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 233GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 454 389 289 289 290 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 476 Mixed 454 SusWrite 362 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 55 183% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 128%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 582GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 109 106 110 107 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 110 Write 111 Mixed 72 SusWrite 107 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 62%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 519GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 120 118 120 116 121 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 130 Write 95.3 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 118 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x2GB 1,822 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 16.5 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 16.1 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,140 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	264x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	46x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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