Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '18 at 14:48
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 95.9 1-Core 125 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 492 65% 486 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 435 431 434 392 387 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 434 Mixed 427 SusWrite 418 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 58.6 194% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 296 235% 329 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%
Crucial M550 512GB-$283 5,683 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 250GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 442 437 441 440 446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 404 Write 445 Mixed 294 SusWrite 440 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 45.9 168% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 201 184% 280 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 187 177 188 189 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 189 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 186 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
LEXAR JD FIREFLY 2GB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID a701 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	5.15% Terrible	Read 16 Write 3 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 4.3 7% 6.95 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 30% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.15% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 9,944 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 21.5 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 22.5 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 70%

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

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer - $195

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	352x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	111x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	96x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	27x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	26x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	26x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	33x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	27x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	25x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $882

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16