Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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.
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, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '20 at 11:21
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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)	100% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 110 2-Core 282 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 744 83% 651 Pts	64-Core 734 46% 734 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 154 Parallax 156 135% 158 fps	MRender 207 Gravity 138 Splatting 110 119% 152 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM22.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 462 Write 459 Mixed 321 92% 414 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 40.1 157% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 155 161% 259 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 856GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 168 169 169 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 154 Mixed 70 SusWrite 168 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 145 146 147 145 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 148 Write 136 Mixed 95.7 SusWrite 146 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 21.3 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 26 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 45.8 87% 45.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 88%

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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