Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.3% 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	105% 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	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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '21 at 03:48
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 83.9 1-Core 115 2-Core 234 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 631 66% 530 Pts	64-Core 630 39% 630 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 69.2 Reflection 63.6 Parallax 105 56% 79.2 fps	MRender 66 Gravity 75.3 Splatting 47.7 50% 63 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 419 412 445 435 422 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 448 Mixed 436 SusWrite 411 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 50.7 173% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 1.1 45% 99.2 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 109 112 119 98 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 139 Write 61.1 Mixed 78.6 SusWrite 110 72% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.3 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 106%
INTEL SS DSC2BW240A4 240GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 73GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 184 161 191 187 208 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	156% Outstanding	Read 237 Write 209 Mixed 195 SusWrite 187 277% 207 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 24.9 4K Mixed 18.4 1,536% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 18.8 DQ Write 34.7 DQ Mixed 23.5 2,049% 25.7 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 156%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 577 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.7% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.4 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 16 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 9: 1R 0G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
9%	4%	125	320	247	60	26"	1360 768	AAA0000 VEON-TV

History: Score 13: 1R 2G 2B | Score 9: 1R 0G 4B

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Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,142 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	266x
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 $94Bench 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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Total price: $805

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16