Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '21 at 08:36
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 251 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 662 68% 549 Pts	64-Core 646 40% 646 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199 18,014 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Asus(1043 049E) CLim: 1075 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Lighting 87.5 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 117 71% 92.3 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 84.1 Splatting 43.9 51% 64.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 62%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 713 Write 660 Mixed 682 153% 685 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 63.4 220% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 773 DQ Write 714 DQ Mixed 799 584% 762 MB/s
Poor: 141% Great: 228%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 103GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 490 Write 440 Mixed 442 102% 458 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 66.5 229% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 91GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 458 Write 446 Mixed 412 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 58.1 206% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 111GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 469 Write 440 Mixed 405 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 62.1 214% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 102GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 458 Write 447 Mixed 392 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 66.6 213% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 111GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,093 Write 986 Mixed 896 221% 991 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 62.5 237% 85.6 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 907 DQ Mixed 978 723% 950 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	MC Read 32 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 21 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 26 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 88%

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

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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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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