Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive118% 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.
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 Z97X Killer  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 04 '18 at 18:12
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 135
2-Core 272
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 624
71% 554 Pts
64-Core 609
38% 609 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 270 275 277 276 271 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 491
Mixed 351
SusWrite 292
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 58.2
204% 73.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 221
204% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 118%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 207 205 207 207 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 160
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 206
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 118%
Great: 114%
ST330006 51AS 3TB
546GB free, PID 2352
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
22.5% Poor
Read 40.5
Write 42.5
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 43
54% 39.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
115% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 23%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB
4GB free, PID 007a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 8.5 7.5 8.1 7.5 8.1 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.98% Terrible
Read 24.5
Write 3
Mixed 10.5
SusWrite 7.7
13% 11.4 MB/s
4K Read 7.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
27% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.98%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
51.6% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.6
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 16.7
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97X Killer Builds (Compare 687 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer - $195

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $873
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