Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.3% 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	66.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '17 at 02:26
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 113 2-Core 220 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 437 58% 435 Pts	64-Core 431 27% 431 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 82%

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: 385.28 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Lighting 73.9 Reflection 75.2 Parallax 66.8 60% 72 fps	MRender 75.6 Gravity 67.7 Splatting 59.3 54% 67.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$80 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 53GB free Firmware: X41110WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 173 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 16 (A5) Unknown 100 100 3735586 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 31 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 238 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 51 219044773917 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 38654705673 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 230 (EA) Unknown 100 100 249 (F1) Unknown 253 253 239 (F2) Unknown 253 253 267 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	72.7% Very good	Read 484 Write 343 Mixed 320 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 42.7 4K Mixed 21.7 89% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 22.7 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 43 56% 94 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 100%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -100923140599342 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 802 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 206 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 104 104 9035930 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 206 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 738152 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 53 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 98 98 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 738152 (F2) Unknown 100 100 863340 (F9) Unknown 100 100 28571	66.5% Good	Read 488 Write 144 Mixed 202 60% 278 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 16.1 122% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 27.7 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 11.7 25% 48.9 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 88%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 239GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 232 4966 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8351 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 21 21 58255 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 972 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 129 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8350 (C2) HDA temperature 123 111 27 (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	55.9% Above average	Read 104 Write 90.9 Mixed 85.9 70% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 2.24 4K Mixed 0.38 101% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 76%
Seagate FreeAgent Go 320GB 1,223 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 222GB free, PID 2101 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	16.9% Very poor	Read 36.6 Write 38.2 Mixed 26.2 43% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.23 4K Write 1.05 4K Mixed 0.21 44% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.9% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1x8GB 7,988 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 10.1 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 10.3 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 35%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

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 $129Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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