Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.1% 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	46.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '18 at 00:47
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (55^th 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 141 2-Core 273 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 708 73% 588 Pts	64-Core 673 42% 673 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2977) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Lighting 69.3 Reflection 72.8 Parallax 64.5 56% 68.9 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 64 Splatting 58 52% 65 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 198GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 703 Write 523 Mixed 552 132% 592 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 47.4 186% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 534 DQ Write 396 DQ Mixed 201 222% 377 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 236%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 168GB free Firmware: SAFM00.r Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 10304 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1654 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 870 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1114153 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 319 (C2) HDA temperature 72 61 167504707612 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 4445 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3795 (F2) Unknown 100 100 20504 (F4) Unknown 100 100 17 (F5) Unknown 100 100 41 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1219264	98% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 495 Mixed 510 113% 505 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 13.4 114% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 13.7 100% 231 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 111%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 89GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1654 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 254 (B1) Unknown 99 99 5 (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 72 64 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 43 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2622107762	113% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 411 Mixed 422 99% 446 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 43.7 175% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 115 143% 255 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Adata S510 120GB 690 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.3.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 94 94 8139313 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 -65481071385568 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2140 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 215 (B1) Unknown 0 0 6 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 107376148510 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 8139313 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 8139313 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 8139313 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 8042 (EA) Unknown 0 0 6976 (F1) Unknown 0 0 6976 (F2) Unknown 0 0 10401	46.1% Average	Read 195 Write 101 Mixed 129 31% 142 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 13.2 95% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 33.3 45% 81.8 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 79%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 35GB free Firmware: 5.02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 4786946 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 69595650085389 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2781 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 538 (B1) Unknown 0 0 5 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 24 41 51542294552 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4786946 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4786946 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4786946 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 19228 (EA) Unknown 0 0 11805 (F1) Unknown 0 0 11805 (F2) Unknown 0 0 15656	74.9% Very good	Read 507 Write 149 Mixed 223 64% 293 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 20.3 133% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 48.7 66% 121 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 83%
Seagate USB 2.0 Cable 120GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 62GB free, PID 5020 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 38.7 Write 37.1 Mixed 38.1 49% 38 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 0.66 4K Mixed 1.97 91% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600ELA Series 1302 1600ELA Series 1302 1600EL Series 1302 1600EL Series 16GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58.9% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 18.1 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 17.4 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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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Total price: $805

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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