Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.6% 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	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	16.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 18:08
Run Duration	285 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 102 2-Core 211 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 394 52% 391 Pts	64-Core 377 23% 377 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 70.8 Parallax 69.8 54% 69 fps	MRender 73.6 Gravity 63.8 Splatting 57.4 52% 64.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 307GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 347 296 296 303 302 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 312 Mixed 368 SusWrite 311 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 51.5 173% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 350 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 127 125 127 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 138 Write 130 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 126 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 350GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 111 111 115 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 111 73% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 872GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 191 192 189 194 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 145 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 192 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%
Verbatim Store n Go V3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 2,535 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 14GB free, PID 0243 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 8.2 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	9.77% Terrible	Read 41 Write 27.3 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 9 24% 21 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 31% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.77% Great: 35%
Generic- SD/MMC 32GB 927 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 30GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	9.17% Terrible	Read 18.3 Write 16.8 Mixed 12.8 SusWrite 16.8 22% 16.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.4 84% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.17% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 18.8 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 17.4 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 76%

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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 $94Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $805

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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