Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160513
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '19 at 08:54
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	ISL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (98^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, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 278 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 745 82% 649 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1628 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Lighting 72.6 Reflection 77 Parallax 75.1 59% 74.9 fps	MRender 84 Gravity 68.8 Splatting 64.6 58% 72.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT09B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 131 131 131 130 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 458 Write 135 Mixed 126 SusWrite 128 46% 212 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 21.6 129% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 51.9 87% 174 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 73%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 71GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 448 485 345 317 317 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 494 Mixed 460 SusWrite 348 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 68 232% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 128%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 109 110 109 111 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 111 Write 102 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 109 69% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 465GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 125 124 124 125 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 115 Write 113 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 122 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 188% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB 941 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	66.4% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 18.4 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 23.7 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 62%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Killer - $158

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	456x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	269x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	147x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	89x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	75x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $81Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	46x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	37x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	38x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	33x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	28x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $805

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16