Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	155% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '21 at 08:41
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (61^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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 246 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 666 69% 556 Pts	64-Core 665 41% 665 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199 18,014 User benchmarks, average bench 58% Asus(1043 049E) CLim: 1075 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Lighting 87.1 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 117 71% 92.1 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 81.4 Splatting 43.9 50% 63.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 502 435 441 438 440 432 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 681 Write 584 Mixed 680 SusWrite 448 135% 598 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 64.3 218% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 767 DQ Write 720 DQ Mixed 802 586% 763 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 228%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 103GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 215 220 225 226 228 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 436 Mixed 427 SusWrite 219 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 67.5 229% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 91GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 215 221 225 226 228 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 444 Mixed 397 SusWrite 219 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 63.7 217% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 111GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 215 221 225 226 228 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 448 Mixed 414 SusWrite 219 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 61.6 219% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 102GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 215 221 225 226 228 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 440 Mixed 390 SusWrite 219 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 60.7 204% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 111GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1066 339 336 336 334 333 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,272 Write 1,112 Mixed 849 SusWrite 457 206% 922 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 76.4 249% 90.1 MB/s	DQ Read 965 DQ Write 889 DQ Mixed 980 721% 945 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 280%

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 @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 21.1 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 25.6 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 88%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Killer - $158

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	455x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	264x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	147x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	88x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	72x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	46x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	37x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	37x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	33x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	28x

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Total price: $805

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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