Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


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 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 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91.5% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '24 at 04:30
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

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 i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Memory 78 1-Core 103 2-Core 194 71% 125 Pts	4-Core 305 8-Core 330 42% 318 Pts	64-Core 328 20% 328 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 365B) 2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	3.19% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 5.6 Parallax 1.3 3% 3.57 fps	MRender 5.4 Gravity 4.1 Splatting 3.3 3% 4.27 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.19% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB-$65 6,111 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 435 363 318 327 329 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 459 Mixed 365 SusWrite 365 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 34.7 122% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 332 250% 335 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 104%
Walgreen Infinitive 32GB 369 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 22GB free, PID 5595 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 36.8 Write 3 Mixed 7.7 14% 15.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 3.2 174% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 4x8GB 665 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 16.6 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 87.4 46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 81%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	24"	1920 1017	ACR0289 S240HL

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Typical Z97X Killer Builds (Compare 687 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	352x
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	96x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $873

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16