Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '18 at 17:48
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 200 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 386 52% 388 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 152 168 162 172 161 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 143 Mixed 36 SusWrite 145 92% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.4 185% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47 10,943 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 871GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 74 Write 84.5 Mixed 43 SusWrite 81.7 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 46%
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47 10,943 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 459GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 69 70 70 71 71 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 66.5 Write 73.5 Mixed 39 SusWrite 70.2 46% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 46%
Seagate ST32000644NS 2TB 7,161 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 379GB free Firmware: SN11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 56 56 56 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 77.7 Write 51.8 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 55.5 42% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 74%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 175 176 173 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 126 Mixed 71 SusWrite 174 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.3% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.8 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 17.4 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 62%

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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 $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