Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive133% 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.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 20 '20 at 18:39
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th 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 (93rd percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 127
2-Core 256
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 652
66% 532 Pts
64-Core 662
41% 662 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Zotac(19DA 1370) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
61.5% Good
Lighting 77.8
Reflection 81.3
Parallax 78.4
63% 79.2 fps
MRender 78.2
Gravity 72.3
Splatting 64.6
58% 71.7 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
293GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 464 471 477 476 477 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 487
Mixed 449
SusWrite 471
108% 481 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 63.2
216% 78.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 358
269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90
214GB free
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 445 448 453 453 454 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 408
Write 454
Mixed 325
SusWrite 450
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 43.2
162% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 163
147% 217 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25
419GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 118 119 119 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 118
Write 118
Mixed 84
SusWrite 119
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Vulcan-1600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
61.6% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.7
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 20.9
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,140 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Killer - $158

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $805
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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