Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	65.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '18 at 03:02
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	8%

Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

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 i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 254 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 510 68% 509 Pts	64-Core 515 32% 515 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2014 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Lighting 83.7 Reflection 83.6 Parallax 72 68% 79.8 fps	MRender 73.2 Gravity 77.3 Splatting 73.7 61% 74.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon CV3-8D256-11 SATA 256GB 1,973 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: T88110D SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 227 230 237 233 239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 420 Mixed 375 SusWrite 241 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 54.7 170% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 306 242% 336 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 97%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 145 146 146 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 144 Write 146 Mixed 86.6 SusWrite 145 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 140 139 142 142 144 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 165 Write 132 Mixed 25.1 SusWrite 142 83% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 107%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 34GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 27 14 14 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 154 Write 55.4 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 32.4 92% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 3.3 196% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GB 300 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	MC Read 30 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 27.6 84% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 25.4 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 46.6 86% 46.6 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 84%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,144 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	268x
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	73x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	46x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $805

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16