Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.5% 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	104% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 22 days ago, 22 days ago, 20 days ago, 18 days ago, 18 days ago, 17 days ago, 16 days ago, 11 days ago, 11 days ago, 11 days ago, 10 days ago, 10 days ago, 10 days ago, 8 days ago, 8 days ago, 8 days ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20140526
Uptime	10.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '24 at 03:22
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 121 2-Core 229 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 651 64% 526 Pts	64-Core 656 41% 656 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2035 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 78.2 Parallax 71.8 60% 74.7 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 73.5 Splatting 70.3 58% 70.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 400 405 370 291 221 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 452 Mixed 322 SusWrite 348 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 42.3 154% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 161 169% 280 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 770GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 181 180 180 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 171 Mixed 108 SusWrite 180 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 130 128 129 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 132 Write 138 Mixed 94 SusWrite 129 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 84%
Generic External 240GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 223GB free, PID 3920 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 246 247 249 249 249 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 230 Write 241 Mixed 223 SusWrite 247 324% 236 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 21.4 1,672% 22.2 MB/s	DQ Read 21.3 DQ Write 37.8 DQ Mixed 25.4 2,229% 28.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 160%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.8 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 16.4 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 62%

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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	68	56	60	31.5"	1280 720	VIZ0035 VO320E

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Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,146 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	269x
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	89x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	73x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	46x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	37x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	38x
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 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16