Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 183%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 152%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics223% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive125% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180306
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJan 05 '22 at 04:21
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 96.1
1-Core 113
2-Core 222
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 611
62% 501 Pts
64-Core 610
38% 610 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,280
EVGA(3842 3982) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 497.29
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
223% Outstanding
Lighting 337
Reflection 292
Parallax 344
275% 325 fps
MRender 365
Gravity 266
Splatting 186
213% 272 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 223%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M6e PCIe 256GB-$50
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 533 554 512 542 553 506 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 679
Write 527
Mixed 375
SusWrite 533
118% 529 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 88.2
4K Mixed 42
153% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 408
DQ Write 397
DQ Mixed 277
242% 361 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 125%
Great: 131%
Adata Ultimate SU800 2TB-$668
1TB free
Firmware: R0427A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 415 413 406 409 409 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 481
Mixed 399
SusWrite 410
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 55.7
187% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 357
DQ Mixed 310
250% 352 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 120%
Great: 127%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
929GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 189 197 195 171 192 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 123
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 185
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 100%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
78.3% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 24.1
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 26.8
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 126%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,140 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Killer - $158

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $805
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