Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	36% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '19 at 00:09
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 135 2-Core 268 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 687 70% 567 Pts	64-Core 733 45% 733 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 47 55 66 57 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 482 Write 443 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 106 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.3 39% 9.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 92%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 110 112 105 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 72.9 Write 89.3 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 108 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.8 188% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 63%
Verbatim STORE N GO 4GB 2,873 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	3.59% Terrible	Read 11.5 Write 2.7 Mixed 3 SusWrite 3.3 6% 5.12 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.59% Great: 6%
WD Elements SE 25FF 4TB 1,938 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 9GB free, PID 25ff Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 33 34 32 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 30.2 Write 32.2 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 33.3 42% 30.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 62%
ST10000V N0004-1ZD101 10TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 56 63 61 61 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 156 Write 93.2 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 59.7 117% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 2,290 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	49.8% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 16.7 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 63%

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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 $400Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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