Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics47% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive184% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateApr 18 '19 at 17:06
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 138
2-Core 265
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 619
65% 521 Pts
64-Core 703
44% 703 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47% Average
Lighting 53.1
Reflection 61.2
Parallax 49.7
43% 54.7 fps
MRender 75.8
Gravity 53
Splatting 69.2
54% 66 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 47%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
235GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 554 561 576 595 589 594 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
184% Outstanding
Read 729
Write 595
Mixed 641
SusWrite 578
143% 636 MB/s
4K Read 63.3
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 87.5
282% 96.7 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 626
DQ Mixed 1,059
696% 821 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 184%
Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
15GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 492
Write 488
Mixed 395
102% 458 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 64.2
220% 78.9 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88
479GB free
Firmware: CC1H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 93 95 95 95 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 92.5
Write 79
Mixed 52.2
SusWrite 94
58% 79.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
59.2% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 18.3
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 19
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 58.1
69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,164 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: Asus Z97-AR - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $788
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