Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive46.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140526
Uptime13.6 Days
Run DateJun 28 '17 at 22:14
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 221
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 440
58% 438 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 141
Parallax 122
106% 131 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 124
Splatting 103
91% 112 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 492
Write 97.8
Mixed 143
53% 244 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 49.5
4K Mixed 8.91
64% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 19
DQ Write 81.9
DQ Mixed 9.38
19% 36.8 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
169GB free
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 138
Write 137
Mixed 134
103% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.82
4K Mixed 0.19
81% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-2400C10-4GZH 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-2400C10-4GZH 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.9% Good
MC Read 22
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 18.1
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 19.7
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 61%

 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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