Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '20 at 17:50
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 66.7 2-Core 202 66% 117 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 372 50% 371 Pts	64-Core 353 22% 353 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC7) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.6% Poor	Lighting 33.1 Reflection 38.2 Parallax 31 27% 34.1 fps	MRender 47.4 Gravity 36.6 Splatting 43.2 35% 42.4 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,027 Write 661 Mixed 369 150% 686 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 45.4 4K Mixed 27.2 95% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 392 DQ Write 419 DQ Mixed 366 286% 393 MB/s
Poor: 120% Great: 445%
PATRIOT 128GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 58GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 117 102 101 85 74 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48% Average	Read 379 Write 258 Mixed 223 SusWrite 112 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 21.9 75% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 60.7 DQ Write 62 DQ Mixed 52.6 42% 58.4 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 57%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 420GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 76 76 77 77 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 87 Write 90.3 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 75.4 60% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 67%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 587GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.7 0.9 1.5 0.9 0.6 2.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 87.5 Write 88.8 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 1.2 72% 57.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 14.9 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 15.3 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 61%

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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%

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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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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