Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	67.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	72.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150423
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '19 at 11:24
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^th 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 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 97.5 1-Core 122 2-Core 242 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 651 67% 542 Pts	64-Core 656 41% 656 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Lighting 85.2 Reflection 85.2 Parallax 73.6 69% 81.3 fps	MRender 75.2 Gravity 78.3 Splatting 77.8 63% 77.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP900NS38 128GB 273 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 143 134 145 137 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 393 Write 147 Mixed 172 SusWrite 130 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 35.4 143% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 128 92% 118 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 71%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 182 184 185 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 161 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 184 98% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%
Generic USB Flash Disk 1GB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 0054 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 3.8 3.9 4 3.9 3.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	4.65% Terrible	Read 14.5 Write 3 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 3.8 7% 6.45 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.65% Great: 6%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 32GB 1,758 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 5GB free, PID 5572 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 8.5 7.8 8.3 8.6 8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 4.8 Mixed 9.8 SusWrite 7.9 15% 14.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.3 159% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GB 686 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 24 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 24.5 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 48.4 83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 81%

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

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 37%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer - $195

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	352x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	111x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	96x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	27x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	26x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	26x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	33x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	27x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	25x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $873

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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