Asrock Z87 Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics102% 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.
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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130916
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 04 '18 at 00:53
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 122
2-Core 242
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 636
65% 523 Pts
64-Core 648
40% 648 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 146
Parallax 125
108% 134 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 129
Splatting 105
94% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 446
Write 274
Mixed 250
71% 323 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 62.8
4K Mixed 24.9
98% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 77.5
DQ Mixed 126
108% 166 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 76%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270
2TB free
Firmware: ML6OA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 119 120 122 124 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 131
Write 116
Mixed 66
SusWrite 121
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
59.1% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 18
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 19.1
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 68%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87 Killer Builds (Compare 421 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
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