Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97X Killer  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150313
Uptime8.9 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '21 at 01:20
Run Duration200 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 27%
Watch Gameplay: 2060 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 102
2-Core 203
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 390
49% 371 Pts
64-Core 386
24% 386 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.5% Excellent
Lighting 116
Reflection 124
Parallax 115
95% 118 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 100
Splatting 0
56% 78.5 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
348GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 25 15 16 13 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
9.19% Terrible
Read 14.7
Write 48.9
Mixed 28.4
SusWrite 17.1
20% 27.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.2
45% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 9.19%
Great: 114%
Hitachi HTS547564A9E384 640GB
553GB free
Firmware: JEDOA40J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 1.9 2 2.1 1.6 8.2 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
7.89% Terrible
Read 24.7
Write 57.6
Mixed 2.5
SusWrite 2.9
16% 21.9 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 7.89%
Great: 51%
Seagate Expansion 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0502
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 118 121 120 120 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 113
Write 89.9
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 119
71% 96.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
60% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 19.2
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60%
Great: 63%

 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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