Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.1% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160513
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '18 at 04:57
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 84.8
1-Core 112
2-Core 222
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 584
61% 487 Pts
64-Core 587
36% 587 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 147
Reflection 158
Parallax 138
120% 148 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 137
Splatting 111
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron XT 480GB-$210
155GB free
Firmware: SAFC Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 496
Mixed 508
113% 505 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 95.2
4K Mixed 15.7
116% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 71.5
118% 227 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 116%
Corsair Neutron XT 240GB-$170
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 512
Write 377
Mixed 432
98% 440 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 12.2
108% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 59.3
114% 229 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 115%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
51.1% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.3
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 17.9
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 72.1
56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,140 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Killer - $158

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $805
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