Asrock Z87 Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z87 Killer  (all builds)
Memory21.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150428
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '18 at 14:49
Run Duration595 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 217
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 416
53% 402 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63% Good
Lighting 79.5
Reflection 80.8
Parallax 70.2
65% 76.8 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 73.6
Splatting 73
60% 72.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125
521GB free
Firmware: FP2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 117
Write 115
Mixed 90.5
80% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.28
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.28
120% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 109%
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44
93GB free
Firmware: 4.ADA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
42.6% Average
Read 87
Write 61.4
Mixed 80.9
58% 76.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 1.05
4K Mixed 0.23
59% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 54%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB
7GB free, PID 4200
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
4.42% Terrible
Read 15.4
Write 3.64
Mixed 4.36
8% 7.82 MB/s
4K Read 5.81
4K Write 0.006
4K Mixed 0.006
22% 1.94 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.42%
Great: 9%
SanDisk Cruzer 4GB
4GB free, PID 5406
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
7.75% Terrible
Read 29.6
Write 6.6
Mixed 9.36
15% 15.2 MB/s
4K Read 8.47
4K Write 0.01
4K Mixed 0.01
32% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.75%
Great: 9%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 64GB-$7
0GB free, PID 5591
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
34.6% Below average
Read 164
Write 26.7
Mixed 41.8
73% 77.6 MB/s
4K Read 4.74
4K Write 1.26
4K Mixed 0.29
70% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.7% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 19.2
58% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 16.8
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87 Killer Builds (Compare 421 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z87 Killer - $216

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $540
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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