Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.8% 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 Drive	110% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit cores, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '18 at 12:28
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 93.8 1-Core 95 2-Core 146 69% 112 Pts	4-Core 271 8-Core 388 41% 330 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.87% Terrible	Lighting 3.83 Reflection 6.42 Parallax 6.66 3% 5.64 fps	MRender 9.38 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 7.65 5% 6.43 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.87% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Lighting 75.2 Reflection 75.4 Parallax 72.8 61% 74.4 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 68.8 Splatting 68.6 57% 69.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 430 425 446 440 403 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 457 Mixed 382 SusWrite 430 98% 433 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 46.1 160% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 253 214% 312 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 794GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 203 204 203 205 202 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 200 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 203 119% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 184%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	62.1% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 20.2 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 19.9 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 62%

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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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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	562x
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 $90Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16