Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91.2% 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.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	May 13 '17 at 21:31
Run Duration	333 Seconds
Run User	VEN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3420-$53 4,757 User benchmarks, average bench 54% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Memory 94 1-Core 93.7 2-Core 182 73% 123 Pts	4-Core 180 8-Core 181 24% 180 Pts	64-Core 182 11% 182 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz) 43,454 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	2.31% Terrible	Lighting 2.37 Reflection 4 Parallax 3.59 2% 3.32 fps	MRender 5.57 Gravity 1.23 Splatting 4.26 3% 3.69 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 2.31% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 5 0 5 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 19875 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1602 (E8) Unknown 100 100 51326484440 (E9) Unknown 92 0 92	91.2% Outstanding	Read 409 Write 375 Mixed 396 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 31.9 127% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 113 135% 236 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 104%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 198 196 1468 (03) Spinup time 165 160 6716 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 12450 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13545 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 92 92 8656 (C0) Power-off retract count 189 189 8417 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 171 171 88921 (C2) HDA temperature 117 89 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 6 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 6 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 71205 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 3	57.6% Above average	Read 97.2 Write 103 Mixed 97.9 75% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.21 81% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 67%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	3.98% Terrible	Read 16.4 Write 3.69 Mixed 6.32 9% 8.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.36 4K Write 0.003 4K Mixed 0.003 13% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.98% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X2G1600C9 3x2GB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3 of 4 slots used 6GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 17.2 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 16.2 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 57.2% 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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Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,161 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	321x
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	86x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	67x

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 $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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