Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	118% 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '18 at 18:12
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^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 (99^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 135 2-Core 272 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 624 71% 554 Pts	64-Core 609 38% 609 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 270 275 277 276 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 491 Mixed 351 SusWrite 292 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 58.2 204% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 221 204% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$49 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 207 205 207 207 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 160 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 206 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 114%
ST330006 51AS 3TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 546GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22.5% Poor	Read 40.5 Write 42.5 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 43 54% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 115% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 23%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 2,737 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 007a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 8.5 7.5 8.1 7.5 8.1 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.98% Terrible	Read 24.5 Write 3 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 7.7 13% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.98% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB 3,379 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	51.6% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.6 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 16.7 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 55%

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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	355x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	112x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	58x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	98x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	27x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $880

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