Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.6% 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	91.5% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 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 16 '21 at 10:36
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 80 1-Core 104 2-Core 206 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 405 54% 406 Pts	64-Core 356 22% 356 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.1% 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: 21.3.2 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	48.6% Average	Lighting 60 Reflection 77.1 Parallax 94 49% 77 fps	MRender 64.1 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 49.9 48% 60 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 216 212 210 204 200 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 372 Write 416 Mixed 295 SusWrite 224 74% 327 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 44.4 151% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.5% 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 4412 Write 4,104 Mixed 4,347 958% 4,288 MB/s	4K Read 420 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 192 975% 262 MB/s	DQ Read 1,245 DQ Write 1,007 DQ Mixed 1,144 852% 1,132 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 77 79 82 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 67.5 Write 68.1 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 78.4 50% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 45% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 83%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 119 123 125 124 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 114 Write 44.1 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 121 57% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 195% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 87%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 118 124 125 125 125 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 106 Write 131 Mixed 86.6 SusWrite 124 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 218% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 92%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 150 157 160 159 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 124 Write 110 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 156 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 245% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 80.8% 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: 146 148 148 148 148 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 156 Write 146 Mixed 115 SusWrite 147 190% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 136% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 66%

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 @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.3% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.8 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 15.4 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 80.6 50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 119%

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

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Gaming 43%

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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 $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $873

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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