Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	24% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Killer (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160513
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '19 at 06:24
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4430-$124 24,837 User benchmarks, average bench 65% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 86.4 1-Core 86 2-Core 173 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 250 29% 225 Pts	64-Core 323 20% 323 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SVP100S2256G 256GB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: CJRA0202 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 68 28 19 17 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	24% Poor	Read 178 Write 170 Mixed 104 SusWrite 43.7 28% 124 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 21.8 4K Mixed 6.4 48% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 19 DQ Write 0 DQ Mixed 29.2 16% 16.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 50%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 240GB-$193 568 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 221GB free Firmware: 332ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 128 119 118 136 132 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45.9% Average	Read 138 Write 147 Mixed 124 SusWrite 127 30% 134 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 28.6 74% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 136 117% 171 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 91%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 149 155 155 155 151 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 128 Write 126 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 152 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 101%
Seagate ST3000DM003-1F216N 3TB 4,050 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 156 156 155 159 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 151 Write 126 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 155 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0215 CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9 KHX1866C10D3/4G 0215 CMZ4GX3M2A1600C9 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.4% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.6 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 11.8 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 51%

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Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,140 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	264x
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	88x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	72x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	46x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	37x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	37x
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 i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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