Asrock Z97X Killer/3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	209% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	98.3% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer/3.1 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150513
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '24 at 22:35
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 87.1 1-Core 104 2-Core 199 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 345 8-Core 528 54% 436 Pts	64-Core 526 33% 526 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-S (Super)-$600 5,908 User benchmarks, average bench 215% Gigabyte(1458 413B) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	209% Outstanding	Lighting 292 Reflection 278 Parallax 295 238% 288 fps	MRender 412 Gravity 262 Splatting 208 230% 294 fps
Poor: 173% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 235%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 290GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 284 304 262 254 257 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 409 Mixed 341 SusWrite 265 82% 363 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 79.2 4K Mixed 47 156% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 231GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 287 327 286 280 285 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 403 Mixed 348 SusWrite 283 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 47.5 157% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 247 216% 323 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 126%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$137 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 162GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 287 329 288 282 288 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 331 Write 327 Mixed 283 SusWrite 284 69% 306 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 21.5 74% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 133%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 446GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 97 97 97 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 89.6 Write 93.8 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 96.5 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400C10 Series 2x8GB 252 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.6% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.5 56% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.7 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 89%

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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	1061	218	100	34.1"	1280 720	DELA0FA Dell AW3418DW

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Gaming 96%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 79%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer/3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	30x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	8x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	6x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	5x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	5x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	3x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	3x

RAM
TIMETEC-UD3-1600 1438 TIMETEC-UD3-1600 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 28GBUnknownBench 38%, 4 samples	4x
RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 55%, 3,028 samples	3x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	3x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $902

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369