Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.8% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151012
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '19 at 05:07
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (59^th 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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 706 74% 594 Pts	64-Core 707 44% 707 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1536 MHz, MLim: 1785 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Lighting 69 Reflection 70.9 Parallax 63.7 56% 67.9 fps	MRender 74.5 Gravity 63.8 Splatting 56 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,831 Write 7,154 Mixed 7,405 1,666% 7,463 MB/s	4K Read 980 4K Write 686 4K Mixed 786 2,856% 818 MB/s	DQ Read 1,746 DQ Write 1,346 DQ Mixed 1,488 1,129% 1,527 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 153GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 89 88 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 118 Write 119 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 88.8 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 91GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 104 104 104 104 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 161 Write 125 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 103 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 114%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 378GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 107 106 108 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 100 Write 103 Mixed 72 SusWrite 107 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 924GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 58 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 112 Write 102 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 57.6 67% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 212GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 96 95 96 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 62.3 Write 60.5 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 95.6 54% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 67%
Generic USB SD Reader 32GB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 16GB free, PID 6377 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 18 Write 17.7 Mixed 17.8 SusWrite 17.8 24% 17.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 3.8 252% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 3,104 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	68% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 19.7 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 23.2 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 70%

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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	353x
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	97x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $882

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16