Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	129% 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 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	14.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '20 at 06:05
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 257 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 732 81% 640 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 594GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 476 488 492 492 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 493 Mixed 422 SusWrite 486 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 56.3 201% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 357 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 124%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 230GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 45 45 45 46 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 50.1 Write 48.9 Mixed 36 SusWrite 45.1 33% 45 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 41%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 8GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 9.1 9 9.1 9.1 8.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	6.28% Terrible	Read 21.6 Write 8.5 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 8.7 12% 10.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.28% Great: 8%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.5 5.2 5.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 22.3 Write 8.3 Mixed 12.1 SusWrite 5.3 14% 12 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 28.4 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 27.6 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 44.8 89% 44.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 88%

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Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,167 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	561x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	324x
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	86x
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 $130Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16