Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.4% 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 Drive88.4% 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.
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)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '19 at 04:32
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 123
2-Core 245
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 490
63% 478 Pts
64-Core 478
30% 478 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Lighting 71
Reflection 63
Parallax 85.5
58% 73.2 fps
MRender 62.9
Gravity 56.9
Splatting 81.4
56% 67.1 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 526ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 184 180 194 195 198 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 398
Write 262
Mixed 276
SusWrite 188
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 99.7
4K Mixed 46.4
164% 60 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 220
168% 228 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 94%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
267GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 507 649 650 656 643 638 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 750
Write 659
Mixed 684
SusWrite 624
153% 679 MB/s
4K Read 67.3
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 86.7
289% 99 MB/s
DQ Read 779
DQ Write 681
DQ Mixed 1,098
722% 853 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 191%
Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
63.7% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 19.9
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 20.6
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 63.7%
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 1,165 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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