Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	119% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '18 at 23:57
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 133 2-Core 263 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 508 65% 490 Pts	64-Core 502 31% 502 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 323 362 364 359 363 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 816 Write 317 Mixed 305 SusWrite 349 99% 447 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 45.5 166% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 377 DQ Mixed 224 193% 280 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 137 140 139 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 156 Write 137 Mixed 75 SusWrite 138 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 84%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 2TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 37.3 Write 38 Mixed 30 SusWrite 39.1 49% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 44%
SM-R140 4GB 212 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 3GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 3.8 Write 3.3 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 3.4 5% 3.5 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 2.8 205% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 11%
SM-R140 4GB 212 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 3GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 3.8 Write 3.3 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 3.4 5% 3.5 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 2.8 205% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 23.7 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 22.9 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 80%

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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	320x
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	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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