Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics152% 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.
Boot Drive170% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
4 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock Z97X Killer  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '20 at 23:09
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 130
2-Core 254
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 579
69% 531 Pts
64-Core 651
40% 651 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
152% Outstanding
Lighting 206
Reflection 215
Parallax 239
168% 220 fps
MRender 255
Gravity 215
Splatting 137
159% 203 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 152%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
585GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 664 671 679 691 691 687 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
170% Outstanding
Read 667
Write 665
Mixed 649
SusWrite 680
150% 666 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 68.1
220% 80.4 MB/s
DQ Read 766
DQ Write 727
DQ Mixed 944
655% 813 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 170%
Great: 276%
Apple TS512C 500GB
139GB free
Firmware: CJAA0201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 182 187 180 175 174 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
49.3% Average
Read 191
Write 152
Mixed 119
SusWrite 179
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 68.8
4K Mixed 26.7
92% 36.6 MB/s
DQ Read 20.9
DQ Write 67.9
DQ Mixed 17.5
21% 35.4 MB/s
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 184 183 187 187 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 177
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 185
100% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 103%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
73.7% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 21.2
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 26
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 53.8
74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97X Killer Builds (Compare 687 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer - $195

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $873
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