Asrock Z97X Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.4% 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 Drive133% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock Z97X Killer  (all builds)
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 06 '17 at 04:55
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 49%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 103
2-Core 185
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 577
56% 458 Pts
64-Core 580
36% 580 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
EVGA(3842 1556) 1GB
CLim: 951 MHz, MLim: 1089 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.4% Very poor
Lighting 11.6
Reflection 13.6
Parallax 9.81
10% 11.7 fps
MRender 16.2
Gravity 12
Splatting 15.8
12% 14.7 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.4%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 898
Write 921
Mixed 905
203% 908 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 70.2
4K Mixed 22
110% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 88.8
95% 154 MB/s
Poor: 141%
This bench: 133%
Great: 531%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB
950GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 992
Write 481
Mixed 657
156% 710 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 35
132% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 87.4
98% 162 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 118%
Great: 321%
H/W RAID 1 1TB
844GB free
Firmware: 0106
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 176
Mixed 157
129% 172 MB/s
4K Read 1.17
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.34
122% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 103%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1333 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
50.2% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15.1
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 15.5
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97X Killer Builds (Compare 692 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97X Killer - $195

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $883
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