Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.4% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '20 at 07:18
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 97.6 1-Core 125 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 455 61% 457 Pts	64-Core 480 30% 480 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 1135 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.10.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Lighting 66.6 Reflection 65.6 Parallax 95.2 54% 75.8 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 63.7 Splatting 85.6 60% 72 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,138 Write 4,820 Mixed 4,196 1,052% 4,718 MB/s	4K Read 505 4K Write 266 4K Mixed 337 1,338% 369 MB/s	DQ Read 1,508 DQ Write 1,153 DQ Mixed 1,382 1,019% 1,348 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 147GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 293 294 293 294 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 481 Mixed 418 SusWrite 313 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 60.2 199% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 121 127 127 125 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 91.7 Write 125 Mixed 98.9 SusWrite 124 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 422% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 92%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 829GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 70 67 67 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 51.2 Write 57.8 Mixed 29 SusWrite 68.6 38% 51.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 24% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 111 109 112 112 112 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 116 Write 65.9 Mixed 83.6 SusWrite 110 70% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 83%
WD Elements 25A3 5TB 1,735 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 242GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 101 99 101 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 176 Write 112 Mixed 134 SusWrite 99.7 168% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 133% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 27.1 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 25.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 119%

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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%

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

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: $883

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16