Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.6% 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	116% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 12:49
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 122 2-Core 266 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 494 68% 507 Pts	64-Core 512 32% 512 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 1140 MHz, MLim: 1442 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Lighting 72.1 Reflection 77.8 Parallax 103 59% 84.3 fps	MRender 69.9 Gravity 66 Splatting 49.8 49% 61.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 291 293 296 295 280 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 468 Mixed 382 SusWrite 301 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 61.3 199% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 364 274% 365 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 94GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,332 Write 6776 Mixed 6,940 1,567% 7,016 MB/s	4K Read 649 4K Write 310 4K Mixed 406 1,667% 455 MB/s	DQ Read 2,052 DQ Write 1,559 DQ Mixed 1,755 1,326% 1,789 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 45 44 47 45 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	28.1% Poor	Read 51.9 Write 63.9 Mixed 26.1 SusWrite 45.9 34% 47 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.1 30% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 83%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 105 102 104 109 106 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 121 Write 82.3 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 103 61% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 184% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 87%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 277GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 83 86 89 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 102 Write 128 Mixed 83 SusWrite 86.6 74% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 249% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 92%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 161GB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 100 102 107 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 78.7 Write 94.8 Mixed 40.3 SusWrite 104 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.5 193% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 93%
WD Elements 25A3 5TB 1,735 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 146 146 148 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 128 Write 137 Mixed 109 SusWrite 147 179% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 66%
SONY WALKMAN 13GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2GB free, PID 0c71 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 33.2 Write 29.8 Mixed 33.9 SusWrite 27.4 42% 31.1 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 12.2 4K Mixed 11.3 831% 10.7 MB/s	DQ Read 13.5 DQ Write 13.4 DQ Mixed 13.3 958% 13.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 57%
SONY WALKMAN 256GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 110GB free, PID 0c71 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 5.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 37 Write 30.5 Mixed 33.9 SusWrite 3.9 34% 26.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 14 4K Mixed 10.4 856% 10.4 MB/s	DQ Read 11.5 DQ Write 8 DQ Mixed 11.6 709% 10.4 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 25.2 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 25.4 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 53 75% 53 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer - $195

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	352x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	111x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	96x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	27x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	26x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	26x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	33x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	27x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	25x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $883

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