Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% 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	95.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141217
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '19 at 18:21
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 91.7 2-Core 246 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 492 65% 490 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 131 Parallax 135 118% 137 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 135 Splatting 106 112% 142 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 295 291 286 285 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 284 Mixed 296 SusWrite 289 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 35.2 152% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 241 196% 281 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 129%
Patriot Blast 120GB 4,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 17GB free Firmware: SAFM11.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 46 57 46 45 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 436 Write 151 Mixed 295 SusWrite 51.5 51% 234 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 32.4 125% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 83.7 98% 175 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 95%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 408GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 89 82 85 83 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 78.5 Write 174 Mixed 21 SusWrite 84 64% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 108%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 662GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 113 114 112 110 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 121 Write 100 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 111 68% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.3 122% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 113%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 47GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 49 50 49 50 50 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 132 Write 71.5 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 49.1 88% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 59%

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 (94^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 22.7 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 22.1 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 72%

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

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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