Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	39.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	155% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '18 at 11:13
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	32%

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 i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Memory 87.3 1-Core 92.5 2-Core 163 69% 114 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 352 47% 350 Pts	64-Core 341 21% 341 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% PwrHis(1787 3000) 3GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.12.3 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Lighting 51.2 Reflection 34 Parallax 68.7 42% 51.3 fps	MRender 32.5 Gravity 52.5 Splatting 42.2 35% 42.4 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 501 579 428 307 308 306 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 623 Write 568 Mixed 540 SusWrite 405 120% 534 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 71.9 233% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 680 DQ Mixed 997 674% 818 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 280%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 210GB free Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 334 155 101 103 100 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.8% Below average	Read 263 Write 106 Mixed 88 SusWrite 181 35% 160 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 19.1 4K Mixed 12.3 51% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 15.4 DQ Write 17.1 DQ Mixed 16 12% 16.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 715GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 171 172 172 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 180 Mixed 101 SusWrite 171 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 109%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 344GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 115 115 114 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 106 Write 100 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 114 125% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 43%
ST916082 1A 160GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 125GB free, PID 6830 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 35.5 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 36 45% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CM3B8G2C1600L11 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 CM3B8G2C1600L11 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 32GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58.6% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 17.8 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 18 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns

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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	322x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	183x
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	54x
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 $177	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