Asrock Z97X Killer/3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer/3.1 (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '21 at 16:25
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 130 2-Core 264 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 658 66% 537 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 290X 3,695 User benchmarks, average bench 49% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.7% Average	Lighting 63.2 Reflection 49.6 Parallax 86.1 52% 66.3 fps	MRender 55.6 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 44.1 37% 46 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 287 286 147 89 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 472 Mixed 389 SusWrite 208 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 50.1 184% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 97 DQ Mixed 53.6 70% 131 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 630GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 97 96 95 99 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 101 Write 100 Mixed 62 SusWrite 95.8 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 75%
Seagate ST1000LX 015-1U7172 1TB 773 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 638GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 123 123 124 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 97.1 Write 116 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 122 71% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.2 216% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 72%

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 @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.3% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 8.1 26% 8.97 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 10 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 68.3 58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 88%

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Gaming 47%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 39%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer/3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	29x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	8x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	5x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	5x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	5x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	3x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	3x

RAM
TIMETEC-UD3-1600 1438 TIMETEC-UD3-1600 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 28GBUnknownBench 38%, 4 samples	4x
RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 55%, 3,028 samples	3x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	3x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $508

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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