Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	114% 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.
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.

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Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '18 at 20:01
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 94 1-Core 92.1 2-Core 187 73% 124 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 363 48% 358 Pts	64-Core 365 23% 365 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 72%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 431 427 425 413 416 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 447 Mixed 338 SusWrite 409 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 46.8 174% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 328 256% 352 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 119%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 6GB free Firmware: Z22000RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 466 Write 316 Mixed 246 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 13.2 116% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 85.1 108% 188 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 86%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 372GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 132 132 132 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 131 Write 34.8 Mixed 69 SusWrite 132 68% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	62% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 20.3 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 18.4 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 63%

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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 $295	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