Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.2% 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 Drive	83.8% 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 (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '19 at 23:47
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	50%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 117 2-Core 264 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 668 72% 570 Pts	64-Core 665 41% 665 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.2% Very poor	Lighting 18.2 Reflection 15.6 Parallax 19.5 15% 17.8 fps	MRender 16.2 Gravity 35.3 Splatting 27.6 22% 26.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 191 169 165 161 159 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 409 Write 328 Mixed 286 SusWrite 191 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 36.8 148% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 128 129% 203 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 97%
Seagate BUP BK 5TB 4,756 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 127 134 135 135 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 98.8 Write 127 Mixed 74.4 SusWrite 132 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.7 190% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 67%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 720GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 170 175 174 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 166 Mixed 90.9 SusWrite 172 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 64GB 8,040 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 51GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 0.1 5.7 9.8 12 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 29.6 Write 3.5 Mixed 8 SusWrite 7.4 12% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.2 221% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.6% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 19.7 62% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 20.3 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.6% 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 1,159 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	560x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	320x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	182x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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