Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics13.6% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory30.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 20 '18 at 02:46
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 92.9
1-Core 128
2-Core 262
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 517
8-Core 513
69% 515 Pts
64-Core 507
31% 507 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7770
Asus(1043 043B) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.9001.1001
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
13.6% Very poor
Lighting 17.2
Reflection 17
Parallax 22.1
14% 18.8 fps
MRender 14.2
Gravity 17.3
Splatting 15.4
13% 15.7 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.6%
Great: 14%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 49 49 50 52 53 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
34.2% Below average
Read 67.3
Write 63.6
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 51.2
43% 58.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 0118 0118 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 0118 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
62.9% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 18.2
62% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 19.2
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 63%

 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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