Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.5% 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	81.4% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '19 at 03:52
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 122 2-Core 246 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 471 63% 471 Pts	64-Core 466 29% 466 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.5% Above average	Lighting 61.9 Reflection 60.4 Parallax 49.9 50% 57.4 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 60.4 54% 66.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 SATA M.2 240GB-$148 280 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 202 135 130 122 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 438 Write 270 Mixed 298 SusWrite 149 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 37.2 138% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 121 134% 225 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 90%
Asrock RAM Disk 0GB 0GB free Firmware: 1.00 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 7,477 Write 6,381 Mixed 6,746 1,531% 6,868 MB/s	4K Read 637 4K Write 403 4K Mixed 481 1,796% 507 MB/s	DQ Read 1,937 DQ Write 1,323 DQ Mixed 1,513 1,161% 1,591 MB/s

Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 47GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 150 153 150 135 157 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 112 Write 93.2 Mixed 72 SusWrite 140 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 47GB free Firmware: 0604 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 181 185 154 169 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 157 Mixed 84 SusWrite 163 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 253GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 111 109 114 114 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 96 Write 108 Mixed 92 SusWrite 111 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.9 282% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 65%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 102GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 81 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 164 Write 119 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 81.4 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 62GB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 147 151 151 152 161 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 17% Great: 103%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 42GB free Firmware: 0604 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 104 168 142 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 170 Write 130 Mixed 78 SusWrite 130 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 7,844 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 22.2 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 22.6 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 70%

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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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $882

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16