Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics127% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJun 28 '20 at 15:22
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 28%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 above expectations (70th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 85.6
1-Core 95.4
2-Core 246
78% 142 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 590
64% 507 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 218
Parallax 213
124% 194 fps
MRender 255
Gravity 205
Splatting 132
154% 197 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 127%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 394
Write 227
Mixed 241
63% 287 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 42.2
168% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 139
125% 190 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 191 191 192 191 190 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 165
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 191
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
214% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB-$33
242GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 161 164 164 165 163 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 125
Write 119
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 162
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 103%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 32GB
17GB free, PID dd1a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 77 80 81 81 80 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
18.1% Very poor
Read 9
Write 0.5
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 74.4
35% 23.1 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
9% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 18.1%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-2133C10-8GXM 0420 F3-2133C10-4GXM 0420 F3-2133C10-8GXM 0420 F3-2133C10-4GXM 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
49.2% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 15.3
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 15.5
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 51%

 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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