Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics47% 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 Drive110% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 16 '19 at 21:00
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 211
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 421
56% 419 Pts
64-Core 413
26% 413 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1260 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
47% Average
Lighting 58.3
Reflection 65.6
Parallax 71.8
48% 65.3 fps
MRender 64.4
Gravity 53.4
Splatting 52.9
46% 56.9 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 47%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 153 151 154 153 153 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 459
Mixed 353
SusWrite 184
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 61.2
204% 74.2 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 353
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 110%
Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
879GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 208 205 202 206 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 156
Mixed 90.5
SusWrite 206
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 115%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
61.1% Good
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 19.3
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 19.5
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,159 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $788
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