Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	107% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '17 at 19:56
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 97.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 250 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 556 62% 487 Pts	64-Core 540 33% 540 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.49 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 74.7 Reflection 73.8 Parallax 66.1 61% 71.5 fps	Gravity 68.5 Splatting 58.3 56% 63.4 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 410 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 783 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 64 (A3) Unknown 100 100 27 (A4) Unknown 100 100 28102 (A5) Unknown 100 100 87 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 24 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 140 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 22 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 65849 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 4 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 223881 (F2) Unknown 100 100 293384 (F5) Unknown 100 100 449632	107% Outstanding	Read 523 Write 432 Mixed 468 106% 475 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 38 154% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 68.7 108% 206 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 348GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 170 6383 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1027 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2294 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 770 (10) Unknown 6 194 108878353428 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 125 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 901 (C2) HDA temperature 131 112 19 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	65.6% Good	Read 120 Write 108 Mixed 119 87% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 3.08 4K Mixed 0.23 102% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 21 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 23.6 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer - $195

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	352x
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	96x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $873

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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