Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	14.1% 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 Drive	84% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '19 at 01:40
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	44.7% Average	Memory 56.7 1-Core 75.7 2-Core 107 48% 79.8 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 461 36% 318 Pts	64-Core 384 24% 384 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% EVGA(3842 3673) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	14.1% Very poor	Lighting 15.3 Reflection 13.9 Parallax 11.5 12% 13.6 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 10.5 Splatting 18 17% 21.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 119 111 107 108 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 1,014 Write 682 Mixed 458 SusWrite 176 129% 583 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 34.2 4K Mixed 24.7 75% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 184 141% 194 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 236%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 60GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 13GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 54 54 53 53 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 353 Write 54.1 Mixed 83.6 SusWrite 53.8 29% 136 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 24.9 4K Mixed 10.9 44% 15.7 MB/s	DQ Read 89.3 DQ Write 53.2 DQ Mixed 68.4 52% 70.3 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 72%
Marvell Raid VD 0 250GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 127GB free Firmware: MV.R00-0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 118 100 116 118 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 158 Write 146 Mixed 78 SusWrite 110 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.6 303% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 77%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 500GB 3,334 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 59GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 87 82 85 86 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 108 Write 77.8 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 83.4 57% 78 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.1 194% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 88%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 60 69 86 80 71 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 97 Write 106 Mixed 29 SusWrite 69.4 55% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.5 137% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 88%
WD My Passport 25EA 4TB 1,124 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3.5TB free, PID 25ea Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 82 93 112 109 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 119 Write 91.9 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 99.6 123% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.2 51% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 58%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 10GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 43 12 18 17 17 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	26.1% Poor	Read 99.5 Write 48.7 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 26.9 72% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.3 146% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 39%
USB DISK 3.0 32GB 1,909 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 28GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 15 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 27.5 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 14.4 30% 24 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.9 57% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 40%
Kingston DataTraveler G3 32GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 29GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 9.6 14 15 15 12 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	6.41% Terrible	Read 19 Write 11.5 Mixed 12.4 SusWrite 11.9 18% 13.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 20% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.41% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x8GB 7,092 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	46.9% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16.9 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 8.1 23% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 138 29% 138 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	563x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	325x
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	87x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	67x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	54x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16