Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150424
Uptime3.7 Days
Run DateDec 05 '19 at 18:59
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 97.5
1-Core 130
2-Core 242
89% 156 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 673
66% 540 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 114
Parallax 107
89% 110 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 99.5
Splatting 102
82% 99.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba HDWD110 480GB
359GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X21200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 465 456 440 442 440 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 479
Write 456
Mixed 284
SusWrite 449
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 35.1
143% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 163
170% 280 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 110%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 173 174 174 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 159
Mixed 110
SusWrite 174
114% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 100%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 27.6
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 28
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 48.4
83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 87%

 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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