Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	119% 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.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '19 at 04:14
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 272 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 665 72% 573 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 4.27 10% 4.27 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 500G 500GB 12,292 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 371GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 420 429 430 432 431 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 472 Mixed 384 SusWrite 432 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 54.3 186% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 262 223% 326 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 116%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 111GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 128 127 133 133 134 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 352 Write 148 Mixed 193 SusWrite 131 46% 206 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 29.2 132% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 109 90% 127 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 82%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 1,782 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 537GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 214 215 193 171 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 231 Write 163 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 195 119% 164 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 1.1 406% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 189%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 20.2 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 24 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 86%

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

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Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,145 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	269x
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	89x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	73x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	46x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	37x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	38x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	33x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	28x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $805

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16