Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	135% 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 Drive	77.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	19.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140916
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '18 at 22:12
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 124 2-Core 214 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 648 66% 531 Pts	64-Core 664 41% 664 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 199 Parallax 204 156% 198 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 188 Splatting 130 120% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDRE240GB-LT 240GB 227 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0614D SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 229 234 239 237 234 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 456 Write 293 Mixed 293 SusWrite 234 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 28.9 117% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 182 146% 202 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 94%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 225GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 282 288 296 288 286 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 448 Mixed 384 SusWrite 286 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 60.5 211% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 357 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%
PNY XLR8 120GB-$150 48 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 65GB free Firmware: 524ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 101 98 102 107 MB/s Performing below potential (93^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	60.3% Good	Read 194 Write 132 Mixed 172 SusWrite 101 34% 150 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 29.8 133% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 122 97% 135 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 39%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 145 148 148 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 140 Write 138 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 147 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 82%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 581GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 103 106 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 107 Write 107 Mixed 66 SusWrite 105 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 62%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 290GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 163 162 163 166 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 153 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 164 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 250% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 108%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 7.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 175 177 169 175 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 171 Write 181 Mixed 115 SusWrite 176 218% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.4 218% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C9-4GAB 1302 1600 CL9 Series 0420 F3-1600C9-4GAB 1302 1600 CL9 Series 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58.1% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.8 56% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 19.4 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 58%

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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	266x
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 $94Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16