Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	81.2% 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 Drive	65.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141217
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '21 at 01:58
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 238 88% 153 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 666 65% 535 Pts	64-Core 624 39% 624 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3703) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.2% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 107 Parallax 98 83% 102 fps	MRender 89.3 Gravity 99.2 Splatting 94.9 78% 94.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 166 40 76 70 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 499 Write 446 Mixed 341 SusWrite 119 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 17.2 96% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 130 125% 193 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 88%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 455GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 453 472 485 482 456 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 458 Mixed 413 SusWrite 469 103% 455 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 41.7 164% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 363 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 758GB free Firmware: UH510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 111 50 25 67 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 368 Write 299 Mixed 244 SusWrite 65.4 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 5.1 52% 19.3 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 55.8 DQ Mixed 28.9 37% 67.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2666 C12 4x8GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 27 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 27.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 86%

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Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,143 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	267x
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 $139Bench 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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16