Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive30.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJun 17 '19 at 16:01
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 87.3
1-Core 87.8
2-Core 224
74% 133 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 606
62% 501 Pts
64-Core 614
38% 614 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.5% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 133
Parallax 118
100% 125 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 124
Splatting 99.4
89% 110 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 110%
Nvidia GeForce GT 720
Asus(1043 84F2) 2GB
CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
3.14% Terrible
Lighting 3.67
Reflection 3.92
Parallax 3.53
3% 3.71 fps
MRender 4.05
Gravity 3.2
Splatting 5
3% 4.08 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.14%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ACSC2M256mSA 253GB
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0316B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 5.5 4.4 28 7 5 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
30.8% Below average
Read 399
Write 4
Mixed 12.2
SusWrite 8.8
22% 106 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.4
54% 12.7 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 68%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB
167GB free
Firmware: GR2OA3E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 78 78 78 77 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
46.5% Average
Read 85
Write 75.7
Mixed 32
SusWrite 77
49% 67.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.9% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 16.7
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 15.1
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 52.9%
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 1,166 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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