Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.4% 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 Drive64% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 28 '18 at 18:33
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 113
2-Core 234
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 456
61% 454 Pts
64-Core 456
28% 456 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.11.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Lighting 69.8
Reflection 62.3
Parallax 84.5
57% 72.2 fps
MRender 62.2
Gravity 56.1
Splatting 80.1
56% 66.1 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP610 256GB-$100
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0815B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 147 153 126 140 140 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
64% Good
Read 500
Write 291
Mixed 296
SusWrite 166
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 41.9
103% 26.3 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 64%
Great: 98%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$84
542GB free
Firmware: ST6OA3BF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 37 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Read 99
Write 36.3
Mixed 36
SusWrite 36.2
38% 51.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.M16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
61.1% Good
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 18.5
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 20.1
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,140 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Killer - $158

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $805
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