Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics67.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive113% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160513
Uptime1 Days
Run DateApr 22 '17 at 03:01
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 19%

 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 524
8-Core 525
70% 524 Pts
64-Core 524
32% 524 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-X-$781
CLim: 1100 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.4.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
67.9% Good
Lighting 85.6
Reflection 61.2
Parallax 123
70% 89.8 fps
MRender 61.5
Gravity 94.4
Splatting 78.7
64% 78.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 65%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 409
Mixed 419
99% 446 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 39.8
176% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 26.6
105% 236 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 113%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
94GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 414
Mixed 424
100% 451 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 27.8
161% 59.9 MB/s
DQ Read 45.8
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 115
78% 91.9 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
73.2% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 23.6
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 21
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 55.5
72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 72%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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