Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	16% 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	94% 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.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	17.1 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '17 at 22:38
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 269 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 528 70% 523 Pts	64-Core 505 31% 505 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180 23,273 User benchmarks, average bench 14% EVGA(3842 2069) 2GB CLim: 865 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Lighting 18.5 Reflection 21.7 Parallax 16.4 15% 18.9 fps	MRender 25.1 Gravity 18.7 Splatting 21.6 18% 21.8 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$99 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 603GB free Firmware: M0CR011 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 570 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 275 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 200 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 52 206159413282 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 637773097 (F7) Unknown 100 100 19990002 (F8) Unknown 100 100 3227141 (B4) Unknown 0 0 3569 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	67.6% Good	Read 470 Write 329 Mixed 340 84% 379 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 66.6 4K Mixed 13.2 82% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 22.9 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 12.8 38% 76.4 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 104%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 575 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 316 (B1) Unknown 99 99 2 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 54 39 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 99 (F1) Unknown 99 99 3263537280	94% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 403 Mixed 401 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 31.3 142% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 42.1 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 25.9 58% 112 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 134%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 352GB free Firmware: 3.AAC Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 86 170594156 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 85 85 15959 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 89 60 867318342 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 20827 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 90 90 10372 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 59 35 690421801 (C2) HDA temperature 41 65 51539607593 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 88 57 186013009 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	105% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 186 Mixed 159 131% 175 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 2.43 4K Mixed 0.69 154% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 54%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 352GB free Firmware: 3.AAC Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 96 75279491 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 85 85 15850 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 89 60 833372343 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 20804 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 90 90 10338 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 57 35 724172843 (C2) HDA temperature 43 65 55834574891 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 87 57 99502626 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	104% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 185 Mixed 159 130% 174 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 2.54 4K Mixed 0.6 148% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT25664BD160B.M8FM 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 CT25664BD160B.M8FM 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 20GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 8192, 2048, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	64% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 20.1 62% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 21 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 64%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	563x
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	87x
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 $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16