Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.8% 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	92.8% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '19 at 11:18
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 121 2-Core 232 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 621 62% 507 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Lighting 73 Reflection 73.2 Parallax 92.2 60% 79.4 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 73.9 Splatting 58.4 54% 67.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU800NS38 128GB 7,443 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 384 394 50 52 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 412 Mixed 387 SusWrite 222 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 44.4 159% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 149 138% 204 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 102%
OCZ AGILITY3 60GB 14,293 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 42GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 58 58 56 58 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 186 Write 60 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 56.9 22% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 62.1 4K Mixed 31.6 114% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 78.9 DQ Write 62.2 DQ Mixed 71.1 53% 70.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 51%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30 34,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 31GB free Firmware: SM14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 94 94 94 95 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 73.5 Write 80 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 94.2 49% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.3 280% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 64%
ADATA HV620 1TB 1,743 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 7GB free, PID a31a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 38 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 38.2 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 38.2 47% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C11-8GXM Kingston KHX2133C11D3/4GX Kingston KHX2133C11D3/4GX 16GB 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	70.2% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 21.5 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 22.3 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

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 $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 $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) $30	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