Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 172% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	207% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	120% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '23 at 01:41
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 95.7 1-Core 129 2-Core 212 85% 146 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 662 65% 530 Pts	64-Core 656 41% 656 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3955) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	207% Outstanding	Lighting 308 Reflection 282 Parallax 323 251% 305 fps	MRender 340 Gravity 244 Splatting 180 200% 255 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 54,201 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 440GB free Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 126 142 140 141 139 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 374 Write 355 Mixed 338 SusWrite 134 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 45.6 4K Mixed 43.3 159% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 392 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 244 186% 258 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 623%
Team TM8PS7001T 1TB 2,755 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 479GB free Firmware: W0222A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 138 155 153 154 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	69% Good	Read 495 Write 426 Mixed 405 SusWrite 148 82% 369 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 43.8 4K Mixed 24.7 104% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 47.4 75% 146 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 104%
CT1000P3SSD8 1TB 44,174 User benchmarks, average bench 268% 513GB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 433 506 525 528 527 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 652 Write 662 Mixed 652 SusWrite 483 138% 612 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 44.7 4K Mixed 45.1 152% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 652 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 207 197% 325 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 394%
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 54,201 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 252GB free Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 126 142 139 140 139 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 373 Write 355 Mixed 335 SusWrite 134 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 42.3 4K Mixed 41.5 156% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 392 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 197 159% 234 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 623%
Fanxiang S501 1TB 253 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 638GB free Firmware: T1103F0L SusWrite @10s intervals: 1464 1558 1556 911 246 420 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1,551 Write 1,511 Mixed 1,001 SusWrite 1,026 286% 1,272 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 40.1 4K Mixed 21.1 111% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 669 DQ Write 91.7 DQ Mixed 167 177% 309 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 280%
Fanxiang S301 512GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 466GB free Firmware: SN14130 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 140 159 155 154 153 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 447 Write 447 Mixed 398 SusWrite 149 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 29.3 4K Mixed 29.2 100% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 88.4 DQ Mixed 154 116% 158 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 103%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 138 155 155 155 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 87.7 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 148 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 109%
Seagate ST32000644NS 2TB 7,161 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free Firmware: GGB8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 122 130 129 131 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 134 Write 127 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 126 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 5,910 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 22.9 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 25.4 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	144	27"	2560 1440	VTK2701 GNV27DB2

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 37%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer - $195

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	353x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	111x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	97x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	27x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	26x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	26x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	33x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	27x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	25x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $882

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