Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics74.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive260% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97X Killer  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 13 '17 at 09:54
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 96.6
1-Core 130
2-Core 249
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 691
69% 562 Pts
64-Core 687
42% 687 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1635 MHz, MLim: 1924 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.7% Very good
Lighting 85
Reflection 112
Parallax 105
69% 101 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 108
Splatting 101
85% 104 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
237GB free
Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 330
Mixed 256
81% 368 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 33.8
150% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 52.1
59% 99.6 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 97%
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$31
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 1,972
Write 1,237
Mixed 1,366
338% 1,525 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 211
4K Mixed 58.9
269% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 961
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 243
261% 458 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 260%
Great: 243%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
930GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 182
Mixed 151
128% 172 MB/s
4K Read 1.21
4K Write 2.74
4K Mixed 0.34
139% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 104%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
73.2% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 21.1
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 23.9
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 51.9
77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97X Killer Builds (Compare 687 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer - $195

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $873
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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