Asrock Z97 Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock Z97 Killer  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 26 '17 at 10:29
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 89.7
1-Core 101
2-Core 199
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 373
50% 373 Pts
64-Core 379
23% 379 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 77%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
36.8% Below average
Lighting 46.7
Reflection 52.3
Parallax 52.7
38% 50.6 fps
MRender 50.4
Gravity 40.8
Splatting 37
34% 42.7 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
343GB free
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 702
Write 525
Mixed 564
133% 597 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 36.1
217% 82.9 MB/s
DQ Read 701
DQ Write 524
DQ Mixed 272
296% 499 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 151%
Great: 254%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
341GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 129
Write 142
Mixed 90.7
90% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.04
4K Write 2.56
4K Mixed 0.35
130% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
618GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
90% Excellent
Read 168
Write 146
Mixed 93.1
101% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.3
85% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 90%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
55.2% Above average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 17.7
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 15.7
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 Killer Builds (Compare 1,140 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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