Asrock Z97M Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.4% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z97M Killer  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.9 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160513
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 23 '17 at 15:57
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 224
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 428
58% 431 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 114
Parallax 110
95% 114 fps
MRender 98.3
Gravity 103
Splatting 101
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 479
Write 341
Mixed 334
85% 385 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 70.8
4K Mixed 22.2
115% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 66.5
106% 208 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
723GB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 171
Mixed 153
128% 171 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.26
90% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
194GB free
Firmware: CC35 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 90.5
Write 98.9
Mixed 88.7
70% 92.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.6
130% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 70%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
100GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 135
Write 115
Mixed 85.9
83% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.17
46% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 75%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95
84GB free
Firmware: 3.AAF Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
49.1% Average
Read 84.2
Write 86.9
Mixed 81.1
63% 84.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.38
4K Mixed 0.41
90% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
66.4% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 20.3
65% 22.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 20.2
58% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 56.4
71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97M Killer Builds (Compare 35 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97M Killer

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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