Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.5% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '18 at 19:07
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	58%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Memory 97.7 1-Core 123 2-Core 243 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 482 64% 478 Pts	64-Core 488 30% 488 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62% Good	Lighting 79.5 Reflection 82.3 Parallax 70.5 65% 77.4 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 74.3 Splatting 64.1 57% 69.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon CV3-8D256-11 SATA 256GB 1,973 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: T88110D SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 220 177 204 232 233 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 428 Mixed 381 SusWrite 232 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 45.5 138% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 306 241% 335 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 97%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 139 140 142 140 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 150 Write 118 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 141 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 153 158 159 160 160 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 160 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 158 92% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 107%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 32GB-$8 9,864 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 16GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 141 Write 99.1 Mixed 109 142% 116 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 4.3 286% 4.43 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GB 300 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 27.2 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 24.8 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 47.3 85% 47.3 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 84%

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

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Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,140 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Killer - $158

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	455x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	264x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	147x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	88x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	72x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	46x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	37x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	37x
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 i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16