Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics109% 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.
Boot Drive45.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160513
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 11 '19 at 02:49
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4430-$124
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 92.5
2-Core 160
67% 112 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 331
45% 337 Pts
64-Core 339
21% 339 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Nvidia(10DE 12AD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 129
Parallax 149
112% 139 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 131
Splatting 104
110% 139 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SVP100S2256G 256GB
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CJRA0202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 168 171 173 184 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
45.7% Average
Read 168
Write 178
Mixed 102
SusWrite 173
35% 155 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 46.9
4K Mixed 24.8
86% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 21.6
DQ Write 50.9
DQ Mixed 25.9
23% 32.8 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 50%
Seagate ST3000DM003-1F216N 3TB
3TB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 161 161 158 161 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 127
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 159
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 157 159 160 160 160 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 145
Write 155
Mixed 106
SusWrite 159
104% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0215 CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9 KHX1866C10D3/4G 0215 CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.2% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 17.3
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 73.3
55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,144 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Killer - $158

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $805
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HDDRAMUSB
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