Asrock H97 Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.7% 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 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock H97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140429
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '16 at 20:09
Run Duration243 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 89.9
1-Core 110
2-Core 216
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 414
55% 413 Pts
64-Core 399
25% 399 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6191
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
52.7% Above average
Lighting 65.4
Reflection 68.7
Parallax 61.4
53% 65.2 fps
MRender 74.6
Gravity 61.6
Splatting 55.8
51% 64 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
891GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 179
Mixed 156
126% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.18
4K Write 2.49
4K Mixed 0.33
132% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer 16GB
13GB free, PID 5530
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
12.5% Very poor
Read 23.4
Write 8.24
Mixed 1.4
10% 11 MB/s
4K Read 6.49
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.52
140% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 12.5%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.4% Poor
MC Read 9.6
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 8.5
26% 9.27 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 7.5
24% 8.47 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical H97 Killer Builds (Compare 167 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock H97 Killer

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $643
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