Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	171% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '20 at 02:50
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 278 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 729 77% 618 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2890 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.2% Below average	Lighting 39.8 Reflection 46 Parallax 37.1 32% 41 fps	MRender 56.7 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 51.6 40% 49.3 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 594 607 338 421 632 637 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 640 Write 600 Mixed 613 SusWrite 538 135% 598 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 76.9 256% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 781 DQ Write 682 DQ Mixed 1,021 686% 828 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 5GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 475 Write 269 Mixed 332 79% 358 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 57.6 206% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 281 214% 293 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 153GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 459 468 476 474 477 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 464 Mixed 345 SusWrite 467 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 37.2 160% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 176 177% 287 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A2000C9 0215 CMX12GX3M3A2000C9 0215 CMX8GX3M2A2000C9 0215 CMX12GX3M3A2000C9 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1067, 1067, 1067, 1067 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.4% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 13.2 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.1 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 75%

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Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,140 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Killer - $158

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	455x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	264x
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 $90Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16