Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.7% 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 Drive78.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140428
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 01 '19 at 03:29
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 105
2-Core 224
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 590
63% 502 Pts
64-Core 560
35% 560 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 111
Parallax 95.9
88% 105 fps
MRender 96
Gravity 101
Splatting 102
82% 99.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Galax TA1D0120A 120GB
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM10.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 73 71 45 72 61 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 452
Write 266
Mixed 318
SusWrite 63.8
61% 275 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 34.5
143% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 125
139% 234 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 80%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
550GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 144 144 144 144 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 147
Mixed 75
SusWrite 144
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR3 1333 C9 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
28.7% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 9.4
MC Mixed 8
25% 8.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 9.2
26% 9.17 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 30%

 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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