Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive187% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '20 at 22:14
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 127
2-Core 259
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 643
69% 550 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$30
215GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1088 1033 362 362 361 362 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 940
Write 974
Mixed 918
SusWrite 595
193% 857 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 181
4K Mixed 64.4
239% 95.2 MB/s
DQ Read 836
DQ Write 942
DQ Mixed 822
637% 867 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 187%
Great: 223%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7
10GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.4 8.8 8.6 8.8 9 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
16.1% Very poor
Read 76.3
Write 9.5
Mixed 17.8
SusWrite 9.2
27% 28.2 MB/s
4K Read 7.6
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 1.3
86% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 16.1%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.5% Good
MC Read 22
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 19.4
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 20.2
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 55.5
72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,140 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 Killer - $158

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $805
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