Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42% 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	52.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '22 at 18:14
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 109 2-Core 209 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 495 56% 436 Pts	64-Core 540 33% 540 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3171) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42% Average	Lighting 51.2 Reflection 59.6 Parallax 53.8 42% 54.9 fps	MRender 58.2 Gravity 51.6 Splatting 48 42% 52.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 269GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR041 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 372 387 302 156 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 445 Write 386 Mixed 368 SusWrite 283 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 18.5 4K Mixed 0.4 50% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 23.6 DQ Mixed 0.4 25% 64.7 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 383GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 158 161 161 158 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 144 Write 138 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 160 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 114%
Seagate ST1000DM004-1BJ162 1TB 263 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 88GB free Firmware: CS41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 157 148 151 149 164 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 171 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 154 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 117%
PLATINUM My Drive 2.5'' 500GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 104GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 84 84 84 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 70 Write 49.4 Mixed 44.4 SusWrite 83.9 83% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	63.1% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 20.3 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 19.4 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 72%

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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	354x
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	98x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $883

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16