Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.9% 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 Drive	93.9% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '21 at 21:01
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 218 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 410 56% 418 Pts	64-Core 417 26% 417 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1655 MHz, MLim: 1877 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 80.3 Parallax 71.9 59% 74.7 fps	MRender 74.5 Gravity 72.9 Splatting 62.8 57% 70.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U128G1122 128GB 823 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 86 84 86 83 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 333 Mixed 325 SusWrite 90.8 69% 312 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 49.9 179% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 228 187% 270 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 188 191 193 194 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 167 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 191 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 42GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 154 156 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 158 Mixed 109 SusWrite 155 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.3 248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A2133C11 0215 CML8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMY8GX3M2A2133C11 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.8% Below average	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 9.3 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 10.2 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 34%

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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 $90Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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