Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	12% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	117% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

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Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	15.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160513
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '21 at 16:09
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 120 2-Core 242 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 662 69% 552 Pts	64-Core 663 41% 663 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Gigabyte(1458 2556) 1GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Lighting 14.8 Reflection 19.3 Parallax 24.1 12% 19.4 fps	MRender 14.6 Gravity 16.3 Splatting 13.1 12% 14.7 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 244 240 231 227 220 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 452 Mixed 425 SusWrite 248 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 63.2 217% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 357 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$25 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 455GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 131 130 130 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 123 Write 122 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 130 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 185% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 136GB free Firmware: CC98 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 69 74 66 71 76 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 106 Write 93.2 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 71.1 55% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 69%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 312GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 174 Write 166 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 0.4 135% 110 MB/s	4K Read 12.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 132% 5.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 70%
WDC WD20 EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 175GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 68 64 66 69 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	33% Below average	Read 78.5 Write 74.5 Mixed 66 SusWrite 67.1 96% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 61%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68N32N0 4TB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 513GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 176 Write 172 Mixed 118 SusWrite 0.4 146% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 130% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 68%
Hitachi HDT725050VLA360 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 390GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 68 64 66 69 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.7% Poor	Read 48.5 Write 49.5 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 67.2 68% 49.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL KHX1866C10D3/8G 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 24GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	57.4% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.7 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 19.2 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 62%

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Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,155 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	458x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	269x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	147x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	89x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	75x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	46x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	38x

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

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $805

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $160
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353