Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140512
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '19 at 04:42
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 270 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 529 70% 524 Pts	64-Core 530 33% 530 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.69 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 213 Parallax 183 150% 193 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 178 Splatting 132 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 500 Write 492 Mixed 303 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 55.3 199% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 174 172% 275 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 111GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 123 95 90 95 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 493 Mixed 389 SusWrite 133 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 62.2 219% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 340 258% 346 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 115%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 112GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 154 149 150 137 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 491 Mixed 396 SusWrite 170 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.7 210% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 319 242% 324 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 115%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$29 5,893 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01K02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 145 144 146 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 150 Write 147 Mixed 92.3 SusWrite 145 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 1 213% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 389GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 174 175 174 175 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 132 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 172 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.5% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 20 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 19.8 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 63%

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

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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	352x
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	96x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $873

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $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