Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	89.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '18 at 22:35
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-5675C-$289 945 User benchmarks, average bench 81% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 98.6 1-Core 131 2-Core 260 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 499 68% 506 Pts	64-Core 500 31% 500 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4997) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1774 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Lighting 116 Reflection 117 Parallax 116 95% 117 fps	MRender 95.3 Gravity 103 Splatting 95.4 80% 97.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 223 217 210 204 201 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 309 Mixed 254 SusWrite 213 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 47.2 178% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 270 218% 310 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 122%
WD WD3000HLHX-01JJPV0 300GB 3,057 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 265GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 135 138 140 138 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 150 Write 130 Mixed 98.5 SusWrite 137 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.4 266% 2 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 79%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 383GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 132 134 131 134 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 155 Write 140 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 132 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 52.2 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 22.1 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 43.2 92% 43.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 87%

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Typical Z97X Killer Builds (Compare 687 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $873

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