Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93.3% 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 Drive	77.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 17:30
Run Duration	293 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 131 2-Core 263 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 500 67% 501 Pts	64-Core 508 31% 508 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	3.52% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 6.8 3% 4.4 fps	MRender 8.7 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 5.1 4% 5.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.52% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Zotac(19DA 1396) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1657 MHz, MLim: 1925 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 131 Parallax 116 95% 121 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 114 Splatting 104 89% 110 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 180GB 4,011 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 140 164 156 169 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 304 Write 183 Mixed 206 SusWrite 158 48% 213 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 38.5 146% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 109 117% 196 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 82%
Intel 535 Series 480GB-$180 3,042 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 193GB free Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 226 198 195 216 191 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 375 Write 268 Mixed 320 SusWrite 211 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 22.2 4K Mixed 23.9 78% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 97.8 DQ Mixed 113 97% 147 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 69%
Intel 545s Series 512GB-$95 12,034 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 249GB free Firmware: LHF004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 402 403 327 379 404 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 435 Mixed 426 SusWrite 388 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 59.8 196% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 255 212% 304 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 399GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 901 514 503 484 497 547 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 750GB 4,800 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 182GB free Firmware: JB2OA3K0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 47 48 52 47 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Read 53.2 Write 50 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 48.1 34% 45.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 2,168 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 25.6 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 26 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	3	1	60	20"	1280 720	HWP2695 HP L2045w

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

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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: $872

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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