Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive488% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '18 at 00:03
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 97.8
1-Core 119
2-Core 237
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 467
62% 465 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1020 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.5% Good
Lighting 79.6
Reflection 57.2
Parallax 106
65% 81 fps
MRender 57.9
Gravity 77.9
Splatting 73.7
58% 69.8 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
488% Outstanding
Read 4,151
Write 86.2
Mixed 166
306% 1,468 MB/s
4K Read 785
4K Write 5.16
4K Mixed 5.08
1,198% 265 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 488%
Great: 144%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
10GB free
Firmware: EMT21B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 73% Great: 122%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16G-D3-2400-MR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1800 MHz clocked @ 2500 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 25.8
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 24.4
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 46.8
86% 46.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,159 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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