Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics136% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive331% 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '20 at 06:04
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 138
2-Core 274
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 729
78% 622 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Lighting 194
Reflection 213
Parallax 187
158% 198 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 188
Splatting 124
120% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 136%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
332GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2282 831 826 823 831 832 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
331% Outstanding
Read 2,614
Write 2,438
Mixed 1,968
SusWrite 1,071
453% 2,023 MB/s
4K Read 74.4
4K Write 226
4K Mixed 108
370% 136 MB/s
DQ Read 1,139
DQ Write 943
DQ Mixed 1,025
772% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 331%
Great: 355%
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74
33GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 175 173 158 173 173 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 464
Write 177
Mixed 216
SusWrite 172
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 41.6
156% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 108
117% 198 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 88%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
675GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 154 155 156 154 156 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 157
Write 125
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 154
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 32.2
MC Mixed 27.3
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 26.4
68% 24 GB/s
Latency 47.7
84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $788
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