Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.3% 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	138% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '19 at 01:48
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 84.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 198 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 577 57% 466 Pts	64-Core 556 34% 556 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% EVGA(3842 3673) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.3% Poor	Lighting 33.7 Reflection 30 Parallax 42.7 28% 35.5 fps	MRender 47 Gravity 29.9 Splatting 34 30% 37 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 609 311 289 220 157 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 1,730 Write 870 Mixed 464 SusWrite 288 184% 838 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 35.8 123% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 302 223% 295 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 236%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 60GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 13GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 54 55 56 56 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 338 Write 56.5 Mixed 95.2 SusWrite 55.4 30% 136 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 43.1 4K Mixed 20.8 83% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 85.4 DQ Write 55.8 DQ Mixed 67.6 51% 69.6 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 72%
Marvell Raid VD 0 250GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 127GB free Firmware: MV.R00-0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 146 149 148 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 151 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 148 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.7 345% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 77%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 500GB 3,334 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 59GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 95 96 94 90 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 108 Write 72.5 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 93.2 57% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 88%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 3TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 101 81 79 106 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 168 Write 42.5 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 85.7 60% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 173% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 88%
WD My Passport 25EA 4TB 1,124 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3.5TB free, PID 25ea Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 80 107 113 111 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 116 Write 97.3 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 99.5 125% 95 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.2 49% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 58%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 10GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 35 16 20 19 19 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 129 Write 59 Mixed 84 SusWrite 28.7 90% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 3.5 239% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 39%
USB DISK 3.0 32GB 1,909 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 28GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 16 8.3 9.7 8.4 9.3 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 41.8 Write 16.7 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 11.5 24% 20.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1.3 86% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 40%
Kingston DataTraveler G3 32GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 29GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 12 15 15 9.8 16 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	5.78% Terrible	Read 15 Write 7.7 Mixed 13.7 SusWrite 12 16% 12.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 14% 1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.78% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x8GB 7,092 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 19 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 17.9 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 63%

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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	564x
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	88x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	67x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	54x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16