Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.6% 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	96.7% 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, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 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, 30 days ago, 25 days ago, 25 days ago, 25 days ago, 24 days ago, 24 days ago, 24 days ago, 22 days ago, 22 days ago, 22 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	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '24 at 20:37
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 120 2-Core 232 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 629 68% 541 Pts	64-Core 624 39% 624 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.4% 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: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 71.7 Reflection 74.6 Parallax 68.9 58% 71.7 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 66.8 56% 68.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 363 359 329 306 279 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 344 Mixed 295 SusWrite 317 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 37.8 139% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 130 154% 268 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 760GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 180 180 178 178 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 180 Mixed 117 SusWrite 176 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 127 130 127 128 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 126 Write 94.5 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 128 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 84%
Generic External 240GB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 223GB free, PID 3920 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 237 247 243 243 248 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 232 Write 240 Mixed 224 SusWrite 231 318% 232 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 21.1 1,660% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 21.3 DQ Write 38 DQ Mixed 25.1 2,225% 28.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 167% 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 above expectations (62^nd percentile)	52.1% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.7 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 16.8 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.1% 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	66	55	60	31.5"	1280 720	VIZ0035 VO320E

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Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,149 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	456x
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 $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	89x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	75x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	46x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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) $39	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