Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.7% 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 Drive92% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateJul 14 '19 at 21:16
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 below expectations (33rd percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 118
2-Core 188
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 539
58% 461 Pts
64-Core 582
36% 582 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4998) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1645 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 118
Parallax 114
92% 115 fps
MRender 97
Gravity 105
Splatting 84
77% 95.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 199 215 214 213 216 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 421
Mixed 276
SusWrite 210
77% 347 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 97.8
4K Mixed 40.4
152% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 211
181% 269 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 92%
Great: 101%
SanDisk Extreme 480GB-$300
97GB free
Firmware: R211
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 169 161 162 191 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 430
Write 201
Mixed 218
SusWrite 172
56% 255 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 20.1
4K Mixed 23.8
85% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 74.4
DQ Mixed 109
91% 135 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 66%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
2TB free, PID a00c
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 106 107 109 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 106
Write 96.5
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 107
114% 86.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 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
52.4% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 15.8
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 15.9
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 52.4%
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 1,161 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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