Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
MotherboardAsrock Z97X Killer  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 27 '20 at 15:12
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 108
2-Core 208
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 396
54% 401 Pts
64-Core 408
25% 408 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Gigabyte(1458 3793) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.2% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 133
Parallax 123
96% 125 fps
MRender 95.2
Gravity 124
Splatting 111
90% 110 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AX0A3M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 64 63 56 68 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
38% Below average
Read 70
Write 67.5
Mixed 25.9
SusWrite 62.3
41% 56.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 38%
Great: 62%
Toshiba Notebook SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$117
927GB free
Firmware: ALF06M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 57 95 107 108 108 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 160
Write 122
Mixed 112
SusWrite 95.1
91% 123 MB/s
4K Read 13.2
4K Write 17.9
4K Mixed 14
2,437% 15 MB/s
DQ Read 15.7
DQ Write 15.2
DQ Mixed 13.7
131% 14.9 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.C1GET.AU10C 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
34.6% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 9.5
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 10.9
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 35%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97X Killer Builds (Compare 687 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer - $195

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $882
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