Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	96.7% 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	83.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '23 at 21:53
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 83 1-Core 89.3 2-Core 176 68% 116 Pts	4-Core 285 8-Core 307 39% 296 Pts	64-Core 316 20% 316 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C304) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 134 Parallax 122 99% 126 fps	MRender 94 Gravity 127 Splatting 113 92% 111 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 277GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 289 299 298 298 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 446 Write 309 Mixed 287 SusWrite 286 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 25.7 115% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 242 198% 281 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 175GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 76 73 75 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 69.4 Write 29.3 Mixed 36.9 SusWrite 74.3 39% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMV4GX3M1A1600C11 0215 CMV8GX3M1A1600C11 12GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.6% Below average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 9.5 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 10.6 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 61%

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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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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	354x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	112x
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 $69Bench 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 i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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