Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 121%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive259% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97X Killer  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180306
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateSep 12 '19 at 08:22
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 130
2-Core 267
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 493
68% 504 Pts
64-Core 503
31% 503 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.85
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 201
Parallax 197
149% 193 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 179
Splatting 129
118% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 673 579 613 619 620 607 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 1580
Write 1,794
Mixed 1,227
SusWrite 618
293% 1,305 MB/s
4K Read 53.7
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 91.4
289% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,648
DQ Write 1,393
DQ Mixed 1,480
1,120% 1,507 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 259%
Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
371GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 745 545 543 543 546 545 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
WD Elements 1TB
677GB free, PID 10b8
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 99 102 98 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 104
Write 105
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 100
124% 92.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
71.4% Very good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 23
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 25
SC Mixed 22.7
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97X Killer Builds (Compare 687 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer - $195

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $872
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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