Asrock Z97X Killer/3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.4% 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	98.8% 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	11.7 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 17:33
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 (62^nd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 84.3 1-Core 117 2-Core 244 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 664 66% 538 Pts	64-Core 638 40% 638 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.5% 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: 1090 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Lighting 77.3 Reflection 77.3 Parallax 101 63% 85.1 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 70 Splatting 48.2 49% 62 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 291 209 231 172 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 467 Mixed 404 SusWrite 233 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 55.3 184% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 96.9 DQ Mixed 54.4 71% 132 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$79 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 630GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 96 97 95 98 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 101 Write 103 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 96.5 66% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 75%
Seagate ST1000LX 015-1U7172 1TB 773 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 638GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 117 118 117 119 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 85.8 Write 50.9 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 118 59% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.1 196% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 58.5% 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	27.3% Poor	MC Read 9.2 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 7.6 24% 8.57 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 8.2 24% 8.23 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 88%

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Gaming 47%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 39%

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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 $90Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16