Asrock Z87 Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive60.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z87 Killer  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140715
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 17 '17 at 17:57
Run Duration225 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 93.8
1-Core 132
2-Core 260
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 513
65% 491 Pts
64-Core 499
31% 499 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.7% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 113
Parallax 101
86% 107 fps
MRender 94.7
Gravity 97.4
Splatting 87.7
76% 93.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275
1TB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 417
Mixed 428
101% 454 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 35
166% 60 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 197
184% 288 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 111%
Great: 135%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT0AB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
60.9% Good
Read 490
Write 118
Mixed 104
51% 237 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 65.6
4K Mixed 10
90% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 81.5
DQ Mixed 27.1
64% 140 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 158
Mixed 150
126% 168 MB/s
4K Read 1.33
4K Write 2.72
4K Mixed 0.27
136% 1.44 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 172
Mixed 161
123% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.32
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.25
130% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 170
Mixed 158
125% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.95
4K Write 2.65
4K Mixed 0.37
130% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB
27GB free, PID 5590
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
40.7% Average
Read 134
Write 58.8
Mixed 81.7
105% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 6.66
4K Write 2.24
4K Mixed 1.43
150% 3.44 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
60.9% Good
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 19.1
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 18.8
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87 Killer Builds (Compare 422 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $475
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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