Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.2% 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 Drive120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140526
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateMay 10 '20 at 06:54
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 131
2-Core 241
89% 156 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 688
70% 565 Pts
64-Core 676
42% 676 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
MSI(1462 8D94) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Lighting 96.9
Reflection 87
Parallax 81.2
79% 88.4 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 79.9
Splatting 77.8
74% 92.5 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 309 307 307 295 275 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 491
Mixed 466
SusWrite 310
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 60.9
208% 75 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 361
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 120%
Great: 129%
WD WD740GD-00FLA2 74GB
63GB free
Firmware: 31.08F31
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 68 68 68 68 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
38.9% Below average
Read 67.5
Write 69.5
Mixed 38
SusWrite 67.7
44% 60.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
193% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 38.9%
Great: 39%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
240GB free
Firmware: CC35
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 108
Write 99
Mixed 64
67% 90.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 70%
Seagate ST380815AS 80GB-$48
58GB free
Firmware: 3.CHH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 66 68 69 69 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
39.7% Below average
Read 70.2
Write 39.3
Mixed 40
SusWrite 67.8
40% 54.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
61.4% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.6
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 19.9
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 58.1
69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 63%

 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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