Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	44.7% 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	61.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	0.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '18 at 05:06
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 76.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 250 82% 150 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 432 54% 411 Pts	64-Core 460 28% 460 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.7% Average	Lighting 55.2 Reflection 61 Parallax 53.6 45% 56.6 fps	MRender 61 Gravity 54.6 Splatting 48.8 44% 54.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 199 267 267 272 211 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	61.3% Good	Read 17.2 Write 275 Mixed 220 SusWrite 226 43% 185 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 46.3 119% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 204 145% 185 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 134%
Mushkin ECO3 480GB-$155 2,300 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 52GB free Firmware: O1126A SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 112 195 88 88 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 350 Write 384 Mixed 374 SusWrite 115 69% 306 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 30.1 111% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 84.7 DQ Write 45.7 DQ Mixed 77.8 54% 69.4 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 101%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 312GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,046 Write 1 Mixed 6.7 251% 351 MB/s	4K Read 287 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 12,093% 96.3 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 51%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB 4,630 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 646GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,292 Write 36 Mixed 55.5 570% 794 MB/s	4K Read 805 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.9 33,642% 269 MB/s
Poor: 25% Great: 46%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 23 41 40 40 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 38.5 Write 38.7 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 33.1 49% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 136% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	67.5% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 23.1 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 16.5 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 88 45% 88 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 72%

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

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Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,159 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	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 $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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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