Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.9% 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 Drive113% 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.
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 Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140526
Uptime6.6 Days
Run DateJul 17 '19 at 09:36
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 90.9
1-Core 103
2-Core 202
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 379
48% 366 Pts
64-Core 378
23% 378 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185
Asus(1043 047E) 3GB
CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.5.2
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
33.9% Below average
Lighting 43.8
Reflection 31.5
Parallax 52.7
36% 42.6 fps
MRender 29.6
Gravity 42.4
Splatting 38.2
30% 36.7 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 34%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54
357GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 405 415 411 380 370 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 431
Write 411
Mixed 399
SusWrite 398
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 53.4
178% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 295
241% 342 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 113%
Great: 125%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
752GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 76 77 79 78 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
44.4% Average
Read 77.7
Write 77.7
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 77.2
53% 71.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
59.1% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 17.7
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 16.1
46% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 96%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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