Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '21 at 11:12
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 257 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 691 70% 567 Pts	64-Core 688 43% 688 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 12D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Lighting 78 Reflection 76.6 Parallax 70.4 64% 75 fps	MRender 84.8 Gravity 73.2 Splatting 67.6 61% 75.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 441 443 437 430 439 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 426 Mixed 283 SusWrite 438 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 40.3 150% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 165 176% 292 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 644GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 120 124 128 122 126 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 177 Write 99.9 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 124 78% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.4 117% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 107%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 136 139 139 139 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 142 Write 135 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 136 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 87%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 1,852 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 050B SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 154 156 156 153 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 118 Write 81.1 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 152 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 91%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD050 500GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 145GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 85 84 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 114 Write 114 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 84.8 114% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	69.6% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 21.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 23.9 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 72%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer - $195

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	352x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	111x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	96x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	27x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	26x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	26x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	33x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	27x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	25x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $873

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) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16