Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57% 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	150% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '19 at 23:09
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 135 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 531 73% 540 Pts	64-Core 507 31% 507 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 1927 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57% Above average	Lighting 69.8 Reflection 75.3 Parallax 68.6 57% 71.2 fps	MRender 81.1 Gravity 69.8 Splatting 62.1 57% 71 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 327 328 326 327 324 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 638 Write 578 Mixed 566 SusWrite 339 119% 530 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 71.6 228% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 680 DQ Mixed 996 673% 818 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 280%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 155GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 354 394 396 391 390 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 443 Mixed 354 SusWrite 369 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 43.7 157% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 177 176% 284 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 92GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 353 393 396 391 390 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 452 Mixed 401 SusWrite 369 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 66.5 209% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA1339.M16 2x8GB 455 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 26 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 25.3 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,170 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	563x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	325x
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	87x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	67x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	54x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16