Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics106% 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 Drive91.1% 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 8 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160513
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '18 at 01:50
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 (66th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 106
2-Core 201
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 544
56% 452 Pts
64-Core 565
35% 565 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 155
Parallax 136
112% 143 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 137
Splatting 111
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
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 (76th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 488
Mixed 494
111% 499 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 16
137% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 72.8
124% 242 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 116%
Corsair Neutron XT 240GB-$170
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 376
Mixed 428
96% 433 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 13.2
122% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 59.5
113% 225 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.1%
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 below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.2
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 16.1
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 49%
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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HDDRAMUSB
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