Asrock Z97M Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97M Killer (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140916
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '17 at 23:25
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 248 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 662 69% 556 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Gigabyte(1458 2281) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Lighting 71.1 Reflection 61.5 Parallax 88.9 58% 73.8 fps	MRender 61.1 Gravity 60.5 Splatting 77.6 56% 66.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 138GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8665 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1172 (B1) Unknown 99 99 3 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 45 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 106 (F1) Unknown 99 99 7233923666	74.9% Very good	Read 379 Write 304 Mixed 296 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 26.3 128% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 40.6 DQ Write 90.9 DQ Mixed 25.3 31% 52.2 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8551 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1170 (B1) Unknown 99 99 46 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 50 39 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 148 (F1) Unknown 99 99 21451523170	62.4% Good	Read 369 Write 192 Mixed 212 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 17.6 115% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 28.3 DQ Write 87.5 DQ Mixed 17.6 25% 44.4 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 124%

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 below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.2% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 11.5 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 15.2 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 88%

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Typical Z97M Killer Builds (Compare 35 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97M Killer

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	10x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	7x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	6x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	3x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	2x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x
Fury 120GBHyperX $160Bench 64%, 11,403 samples	2x

RAM
BLT4G3D1608DT1TX0. 4x4GBCrucialBench 53%, 1,688 samples	3x
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 24GBUnknownBench 60%, 29 samples	2x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	2x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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