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Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.2% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 13 '22 at 09:46
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$43
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 84.8
1-Core 111
2-Core 233
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 462
61% 458 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$237
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.05
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 167
Reflection 187
Parallax 173
136% 176 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 174
Splatting 123
117% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L2010420
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 163 163 163 161 161 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 361
Write 404
Mixed 262
SusWrite 161
67% 297 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 39.6
156% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 304
232% 316 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 110%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
369GB free
Firmware: 8EV101H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 534 554 560 575 569 572 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 549
Write 718
Mixed 520
SusWrite 561
133% 587 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 50.1
204% 80.6 MB/s
DQ Read 744
DQ Write 730
DQ Mixed 898
630% 791 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 151%
Great: 230%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$330
185GB free
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 302 303 308 305 311 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 716
Write 597
Mixed 542
SusWrite 304
121% 540 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 57.7
206% 73.1 MB/s
DQ Read 781
DQ Write 422
DQ Mixed 518
408% 574 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 138%
Great: 283%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
437GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 149 148 150 151 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Read 136
Write 140
Mixed 101
SusWrite 148
97% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
222% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 157 158 159 160 160 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 179
Mixed 103
SusWrite 158
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
243% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.5% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.3
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 17.7
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 52.5%
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 1,210 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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