Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	6.48% 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 Drive	94.8% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '18 at 13:09
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 118 2-Core 232 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 624 63% 511 Pts	64-Core 636 39% 636 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5670 18,196 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Sapphire(174B E151) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	6.48% Terrible	Lighting 8 Reflection 9 Parallax 6.31 6% 7.77 fps	MRender 8.57 Gravity 5.33 Splatting 9.09 6% 7.66 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.48% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1021A SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 310 316 320 162 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 311 Mixed 355 SusWrite 250 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 46.6 166% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 32.3 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 25.6 64% 124 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 433GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 114 114 114 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 125 Write 123 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 113 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 190% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 139 158 141 144 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 69.1 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 149 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 90% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 108%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 97 98 98 97 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	40% Below average	Read 97.9 Write 98.5 Mixed 85 SusWrite 97.7 129% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 74% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 8GB 144 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.1 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 62%

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Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,140 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	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 $94Bench 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 $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