Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140509
Uptime8.9 Days
Run DateNov 25 '17 at 05:14
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 112
2-Core 224
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 600
60% 487 Pts
64-Core 579
36% 579 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
EVGA(3842 2765) 2GB
CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
27.4% Poor
Lighting 31.8
Reflection 29.3
Parallax 37.4
26% 32.9 fps
MRender 41
Gravity 39
Splatting 32.7
30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
468GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 134
Write 120
Mixed 115
92% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.17
4K Mixed 0.13
54% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
72.2% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 21.8
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 23.9
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 83%

 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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