Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.2% 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 Drive	94.3% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '18 at 11:59
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 133 2-Core 261 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 473 66% 486 Pts	64-Core 488 30% 488 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8509) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.2% Average	Lighting 58.8 Reflection 65.8 Parallax 58.7 48% 61.1 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 57.4 Splatting 53 49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN128HCHP-000H1 128GB 5,673 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 154 155 153 153 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 156 Mixed 188 SusWrite 153 54% 248 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 40.4 177% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 186 159% 240 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 87%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 194GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 404 456 457 460 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 485 Mixed 395 SusWrite 444 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 66.3 227% 82 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 147GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 404 456 458 461 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 482 Mixed 360 SusWrite 443 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 48.3 178% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 175 177% 288 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA1339.M16 2x8GB 455 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 25 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 23.6 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 57%

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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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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 $273	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 $179	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