Asrock Z97M Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	104% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z97M Killer (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140909
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '18 at 12:34
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 497 67% 501 Pts	64-Core 502 31% 502 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366); 11265-01 CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Lighting 72.6 Reflection 71.9 Parallax 90.1 59% 78.2 fps	MRender 73.5 Gravity 69 Splatting 58.8 54% 67.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 171 161 144 133 121 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 254 Mixed 305 SusWrite 149 67% 304 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 50.2 191% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 334 254% 343 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 32GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 101 100 104 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 129 Write 116 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 100 66% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x4GB 6,123 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 26.7 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 26.8 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 45.9 87% 45.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97M Killer Builds (Compare 35 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97M Killer

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	10x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	7x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	6x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	3x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	2x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x
Fury 120GBHyperX $160Bench 64%, 11,403 samples	2x

RAM
BLT4G3D1608DT1TX0. 4x4GBCrucialBench 53%, 1,688 samples	3x
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 24GBUnknownBench 60%, 29 samples	2x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	2x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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