Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 38% Jet ski	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 24.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	43.7% 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	43.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 22% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140916
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '17 at 21:21
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	44%
CPU Throttled	22%

PC Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	24.8% Poor	Memory 38.9 1-Core 17.9 2-Core 24.7 20% 27.2 Pts	4-Core 63.5 8-Core 62.3 8% 62.9 Pts	64-Core 69.1 4% 69.1 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.53 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.7% Average	Lighting 34.6 Reflection 59.7 Parallax 96.5 28% 63.6 fps	MRender 92.1 Gravity 95.4 Splatting 85.1 74% 90.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8554 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 3969 (B1) Unknown 92 92 160 (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 46 (F1) Unknown 99 99 72244397091	43.1% Average	Read 455 Write 96.4 Mixed 146 50% 233 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 10.6 58% 18.8 MB/s	DQ Read 29.5 DQ Write 59.6 DQ Mixed 11.8 18% 33.6 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 124%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 378GB free Firmware: 0304 Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 53.2 Write 77.5 Mixed 53 46% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.2 87% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 65%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 48GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 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 179 168 4041 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6076 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7796 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3970 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 44 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 193 193 21646 (C2) HDA temperature 115 105 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	46.4% Average	Read 89.8 Write 71.5 Mixed 70.9 58% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.18 77% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 86%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 16GB 238 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 11GB free, PID 0732 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 44.7 Write 7.87 Mixed 18.1 24% 23.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.92 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 2.91 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 1,780 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	34.8% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 15.7 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 4.1 SC Mixed 7.1 16% 5.63 GB/s	Latency 207 19% 207 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 91%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Killer - $158

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	455x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	264x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	147x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	88x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	72x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	46x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	37x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	37x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	33x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	28x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $805

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