Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.4% 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	81.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '21 at 16:11
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 as expected (52^nd percentile)	69.4% Good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 96.8 2-Core 190 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 388 44% 347 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.4% 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: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.4% Above average	Lighting 61.8 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 63.4 50% 64.8 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 64 Splatting 55 50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U128G1122 128GB 823 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 54 37 60 62 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 431 Write 316 Mixed 235 SusWrite 60.5 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 44.7 156% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 199 168% 247 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 94%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 0GB free Firmware: UH4504RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 107 106 190 200 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 434 Write 373 Mixed 229 SusWrite 148 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 12.9 68% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 69.3 DQ Mixed 32.9 41% 73.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 58%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 0GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 185 184 184 185 184 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 108 Write 109 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 184 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.9% 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	33.6% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 10.3 32% 11 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 9.6 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 34%

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

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Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,144 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	268x
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	73x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	46x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16