Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	117% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '19 at 19:31
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 85.9 2-Core 225 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 438 56% 421 Pts	64-Core 436 27% 436 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% EVGA(3842 1161) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Lighting 96.8 Reflection 86 Parallax 75.7 79% 86.2 fps	MRender 70.3 Gravity 80.1 Splatting 77.9 63% 76.1 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 312GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 403 446 431 431 436 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 429 Mixed 414 SusWrite 403 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 53 185% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 294 242% 344 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 886GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 164 164 164 163 164 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 125 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 162 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 114%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 763GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 42 43 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 37.7 Write 40.2 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 41.5 51% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 22%
WD My Passport Essential 750GB 405 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 403GB free, PID 070a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 34 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 35.4 43% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 18%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 756 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 8GB free, PID 009f Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 23.2 Mixed 5.2 12% 14.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Mixed 0 34% 3.05 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 22.9 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 23.2 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 72%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Killer - $158

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	455x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	264x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	147x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	88x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	72x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	46x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	37x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	37x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	33x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	28x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $805

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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