Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	84% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '20 at 04:53
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 93.7 1-Core 97.5 2-Core 187 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 317 43% 319 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36B6) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 114 Parallax 114 88% 112 fps	MRender 96.1 Gravity 103 Splatting 84.1 76% 94.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,654 Write 4,102 Mixed 4,072 953% 4,276 MB/s	4K Read 370 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 225 941% 256 MB/s	DQ Read 1,188 DQ Write 932 DQ Mixed 1,057 792% 1,059 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 293GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 98 99 100 100 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 80.5 Write 76 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 98.4 58% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 164% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 68%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 286GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 66 64 66 66 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 59.2 Write 59 Mixed 39.3 SusWrite 64.8 41% 55.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA USB DRV 16GB 1,979 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 13GB free, PID 1400 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 3.5 3.2 3.6 2.4 3.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	3.88% Terrible	Read 14.3 Write 2.5 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 3.2 7% 6.38 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.88% Great: 23%

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 above expectations (68^th percentile)	65.6% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 21.1 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 20.5 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 72%

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

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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 $109Bench 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 $273	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 $179	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) $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