Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	68.6% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140526
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '17 at 11:17
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^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-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 247 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 485 65% 485 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LCT-128M3S 128GB 2,346 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: VQDC Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value	68.6% Good	Read 475 Write 201 Mixed 285 70% 320 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 13.1 94% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 12.8 69% 160 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 82%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 6,502 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 33GB free Firmware: 1306 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 97.4 Mixed 96.5 72% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.31 4K Mixed 0.21 61% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 59%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 1GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 3.84 Mixed 9.11 15% 16.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.22 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 1.06 108% 2.31 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 99U5471-037.A00LF 16GB 134 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	62.7% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 18.8 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 19.9 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 64%

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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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Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,140 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Killer - $158

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	455x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	264x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	147x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	88x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	72x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	46x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	37x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	37x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	33x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	28x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $805

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