Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	18.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151012
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '19 at 04:26
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (24^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 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	36.6% Below average	Memory 60.6 1-Core 22 2-Core 41 30% 41.2 Pts	4-Core 70.9 8-Core 100 11% 85.6 Pts	64-Core 109 7% 109 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Asus(1043 841A) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.8% Very poor	Lighting 15.1 Reflection 30.3 Parallax 44.8 12% 30.1 fps	MRender 44 Gravity 41.5 Splatting 32 31% 39.2 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate 600 240GB-$215 3,595 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: C675 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 111 105 124 141 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 207 Write 321 Mixed 326 SusWrite 122 55% 244 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 21.9 72% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 157 117% 156 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 103%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 22GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 79 78 82 65 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 90.8 Write 83.7 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 74.2 60% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 166 183 198 203 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 158 Mixed 85 SusWrite 184 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 10,150 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 15 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 4.6 SC Mixed 7.2 16% 5.77 GB/s	Latency 126 32% 126 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 37%

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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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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