Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics31.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive50.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsrock Z97X Killer  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140512
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateJun 04 '19 at 01:42
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 88.3
1-Core 118
2-Core 243
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 667
67% 542 Pts
64-Core 624
39% 624 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.64
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
31.6% Below average
Lighting 27.3
Reflection 65
Parallax 59.1
22% 50.5 fps
MRender 71.2
Gravity 58.5
Splatting 55.4
50% 61.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 240GB-$110
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM07.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 14 11 10 8.6 41 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 452
Write 257
Mixed 16.7
SusWrite 21.1
40% 187 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 17.5
91% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 30.7
DQ Mixed 17.5
31% 63.4 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 91%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
88GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 523 555 536 523 538 518 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 599
Write 524
Mixed 472
SusWrite 532
120% 532 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 31
144% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 765
DQ Write 629
DQ Mixed 771
557% 721 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 130%
Great: 254%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
319GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 95 102 103 103 103 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 152
Write 150
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 100
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.3% Poor
MC Read 9.2
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 7.7
25% 8.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 9.4
26% 9.23 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97X Killer Builds (Compare 687 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer - $195

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $872
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