Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics133% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive69.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160513
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 18 '18 at 22:26
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 130
2-Core 255
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 665
72% 572 Pts
64-Core 663
41% 663 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 197
Parallax 183
153% 189 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 182
Splatting 124
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
184GB free
Firmware: 527ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
49.5% Average
Read 434
Write 223
Mixed 263
68% 307 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 9.73
59% 21.4 MB/s
DQ Read 20.7
DQ Write 41.4
DQ Mixed 12.8
15% 25 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 85%
PNY Optima 240GB-$64
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0307A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
69.2% Good
Read 501
Write 286
Mixed 368
85% 385 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 12.9
65% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 13.2
83% 191 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 175
Mixed 167
134% 178 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.41
4K Mixed 0.27
81% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 106%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
69% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 20.7
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 23.8
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 54.7
73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69%
Great: 80%

 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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