Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (1st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 99 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	41.3% 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)
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 (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141217
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 16 '24 at 17:09
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	50%

PC Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	37.3% Below average	Memory 62.9 1-Core 39.5 2-Core 54.9 36% 52.4 Pts	4-Core 71.6 8-Core 69.2 10% 70.4 Pts	64-Core 69.5 4% 69.5 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-12GB 12,228 User benchmarks, average bench 96% EVGA(3842 2263) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.44 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.3% Average	Lighting 48.3 Reflection 50.7 Parallax 55.1 39% 51.4 fps	MRender 52.8 Gravity 56.9 Splatting 55.1 45% 54.9 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 102%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 141 Write 139 Mixed 125 30% 135 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 4.1 14% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 101%
Timetec SD09 1TB 384 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 487GB free Firmware: V0718B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 127 130 128 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 375 Write 337 Mixed 276 SusWrite 130 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 34.8 4K Mixed 17.1 73% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 69.7 DQ Mixed 30.8 42% 78.3 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 103%
Seagate BUP Slim 2TB 10,173 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 1707 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 28.5 Write 37.2 Mixed 21.6 22% 29.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 1,780 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	21.3% Poor	MC Read 7.1 MC Write 9.7 MC Mixed 5.5 21% 7.43 GB/s	SC Read 4.3 SC Write 5.4 SC Mixed 6.9 16% 5.53 GB/s	Latency 156 26% 156 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 80%

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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	249	1	75	27"	1280 720	ACR0560 GF276

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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 $50Bench 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 $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 i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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