Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	84.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140620
Uptime	27 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '18 at 22:13
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (49^th 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% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 105 2-Core 195 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 533 55% 445 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 111 Parallax 112 88% 110 fps	MRender 92 Gravity 97.8 Splatting 90 76% 93.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHFS37A480G 480GB 1,387 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 269GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 391 Write 216 Mixed 224 61% 277 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 19.5 4K Mixed 22.3 67% 20 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 78.3 DQ Mixed 89.5 74% 109 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 66%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 31GB free Firmware: 600ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 377 Write 122 Mixed 140 46% 213 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 26.2 122% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 93.1 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 57.8 56% 86.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 89GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 47.7 Mixed 40 34% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 49%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 263GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4660 Write 72.7 Mixed 123 1,161% 1,619 MB/s	4K Read 1,016 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.5 42,509% 340 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 108%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 1,694 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 273GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 54 53 70 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Read 63.7 Write 62.8 Mixed 29 SusWrite 60.3 72% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 0830 500GB 1,616 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 117GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 38.7 Write 34.5 Mixed 28 SusWrite 36.7 46% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB 8,984 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	56.8% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.9 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 18.2 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,166 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	561x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	324x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	183x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	86x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	67x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	54x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	36x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	56x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	55x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	38x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $788

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $176	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