Asrock Z97 Killer/3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.3% 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 Drive79.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer/3.1  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180306
Uptime11 Days
Run DateMar 02 '21 at 21:39
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 82.5
1-Core 129
2-Core 237
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 671
67% 545 Pts
64-Core 617
38% 617 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 124
Parallax 108
88% 114 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 105
Splatting 97.8
83% 102 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
772GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 473 458 482 482 481 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 483
Mixed 452
SusWrite 474
108% 479 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 56.2
185% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 204 182 204 201 206 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 408
Write 238
Mixed 283
SusWrite 204
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 34.6
124% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 279
210% 282 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80
138GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 68 69 68 69 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
41.1% Average
Read 74.7
Write 69.6
Mixed 49.4
SusWrite 68
48% 65.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2133 C8 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46% Average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 15.1
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 14.9
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 46%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Killer/3.1 Builds (Compare 37 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Killer/3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $580
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