Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	62.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97X Killer (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141217
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '20 at 20:33
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 139 2-Core 276 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 734 73% 593 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 199 199 201 204 248 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 382 Write 173 Mixed 205 SusWrite 212 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 26 105% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 52.3 DQ Write 56.7 DQ Mixed 120 72% 76.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 100%
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS2754D117-488 240GB 1,955 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 85GB free Firmware: CS211101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 286 293 292 294 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 296 Mixed 289 SusWrite 282 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 42.8 162% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 180 163% 246 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 97%
Sony SV-GS96 960GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 166GB free Firmware: VOX0137R SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 294 346 343 343 345 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 250 Write 447 Mixed 261 SusWrite 322 73% 320 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 7.8 105% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 201 177% 265 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 98%
PNY CS1211 240GB SSD 754D117-820 877 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 35GB free Firmware: CS121101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 288 170 169 137 118 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 445 Write 303 Mixed 170 SusWrite 176 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 41.2 128% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 180 163% 246 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 93%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 548GB free Firmware: RSM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 112 111 114 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 68.6 Write 114 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 114 65% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 71%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 131GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 93 92 93 93 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 192 Write 180 Mixed 108 SusWrite 92.9 106% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 219% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE 4x8GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 21.6 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 24.5 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 72%

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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	354x
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	98x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	50x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: $883

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16