Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54% 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 Drive103% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141217
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateDec 31 '18 at 15:42
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 114
2-Core 226
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 437
59% 440 Pts
64-Core 427
26% 427 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.12.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
54% Above average
Lighting 66.8
Reflection 60.3
Parallax 77.9
54% 68.3 fps
MRender 59.2
Gravity 56.5
Splatting 75
53% 63.5 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 54%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M550 256GB-$152
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 379 403 397 391 392 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 409
Write 420
Mixed 307
SusWrite 392
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 37.8
154% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 45.8
120% 253 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 113%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
126GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 317 318 319 319 318 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 450
Write 435
Mixed 368
SusWrite 329
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 66.3
211% 78.2 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 51.7
124% 258 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 121%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 120 123 123 121 123 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 55.8
Write 84.9
Mixed 52.6
SusWrite 120
57% 78.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.7
214% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
65.4% Good
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 20.8
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 20.3
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 57.4
70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,143 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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