Asrock Z97X Killer/3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	143% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer/3.1 (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160513
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '19 at 13:31
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	5%

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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 277 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 724 78% 620 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3609) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 193 Parallax 193 144% 187 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 177 Splatting 123 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 240GB-$141 6,458 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: OC34L5TA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 596 425 544 537 475 509 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 1,178 Write 615 Mixed 476 SusWrite 514 154% 696 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 38.5 167% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 424 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 102 130% 238 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 159%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 60GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,991 Write 1,490 Mixed 679 305% 1,387 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 56 229% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,056 DQ Write 1,106 DQ Mixed 826 692% 996 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 419GB free Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 305 303 297 295 297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 374 Mixed 256 SusWrite 306 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 38.1 171% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 216 190% 284 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB 8,604 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 146GB free Firmware: UG3600RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 37 5 23 90 23 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 461 Write 373 Mixed 228 SusWrite 40.1 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 42.6 4K Mixed 19.7 84% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 55.6 DQ Mixed 41.9 43% 70.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 57%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 165GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 278 279 278 278 279 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 301 Mixed 421 SusWrite 299 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 61.5 216% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 232 211% 322 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 118%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 179 179 180 180 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 131 Write 132 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 178 84% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.8 344% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 5,910 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 21.7 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 26.3 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 109%

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Gaming 47%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer/3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	29x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	8x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	5x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	5x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	5x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	3x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	3x

RAM
TIMETEC-UD3-1600 1438 TIMETEC-UD3-1600 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 28GBUnknownBench 38%, 4 samples	4x
RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 55%, 3,028 samples	3x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	3x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $508

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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