Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics9.77% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive166% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory16.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 27 '22 at 20:56
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-5675C-$289
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 95.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 226
84% 145 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 388
50% 376 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Pro HD 6200 (Desktop)
ASRock(1849 1622) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
9.77% Terrible
Lighting 11.5
Reflection 8.4
Parallax 16
9% 12 fps
MRender 13.5
Gravity 12
Splatting 13.1
11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.77%
Great: 11%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Visiontek 512GB Pro XPN 512GB
421GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AAT7GD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 650 616 519 511 511 492 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
166% Outstanding
Read 703
Write 658
Mixed 627
SusWrite 550
143% 634 MB/s
4K Read 55.6
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 73
240% 82.1 MB/s
DQ Read 753
DQ Write 548
DQ Mixed 494
412% 599 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 166%
Great: 284%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
MC Read 40.8
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 33.8
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 18
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 85%

 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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