Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive55.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 14 '18 at 22:34
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 257
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 668
70% 562 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.5% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 112
Parallax 95.5
84% 104 fps
MRender 95.9
Gravity 93.2
Splatting 98
79% 95.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 421
Write 109
Mixed 150
49% 227 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 98.4
4K Mixed 11.1
102% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 29.7
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 10
25% 50.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
125GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 107
Write 155
Mixed 119
96% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.22
77% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (54th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
59.6% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 20.4
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,164 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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