Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics130% 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.
Boot Drive82.3% 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.
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 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.
MotherboardAsrock Z97X Killer  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '21 at 02:32
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 124
2-Core 260
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 696
71% 575 Pts
64-Core 694
43% 694 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 199
Parallax 185
145% 187 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 183
Splatting 131
123% 153 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 154 147 160 170 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 330
Write 256
Mixed 257
SusWrite 156
56% 250 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 39.8
163% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 36.5
79% 161 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 85%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
203GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 87 87 87 88 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
60% Good
Read 122
Write 124
Mixed 77.3
SusWrite 87.2
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
196% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 60%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
70.3% Very good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 21.8
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 22.3
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 52.2
77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97X Killer Builds (Compare 687 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer - $195

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $873
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