Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.1% 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	54.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '17 at 17:19
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (49^th 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 72.7 1-Core 113 2-Core 248 78% 145 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 634 67% 537 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.1% Below average	Lighting 36.8 Reflection 46.5 Parallax 57.6 30% 46.9 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 57.1 Splatting 52.2 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G3SA754D117-485 240GB 526 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0530A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^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 2452 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 196 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 66 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 38720 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 100 (A3) Unknown 100 100 29 (A4) Unknown 100 100 55483 (A5) Unknown 100 100 106 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 54 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 44 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 7990 (F2) Unknown 100 100 6471	54.4% Above average	Read 490 Write 297 Mixed 378 86% 389 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 26.2 4K Mixed 11.4 49% 17 MB/s	DQ Read 15.9 DQ Write 70.6 DQ Mixed 9.58 17% 32 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 97%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 605GB free Firmware: JP4OA39C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 92 92 41 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 97 (03) Spinup time 121 121 17200316732 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 6106 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 95 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 132 132 34 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 47784 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1290 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6754 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6754 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 223339413534 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 99 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1	68.9% Good	Read 118 Write 122 Mixed 118 90% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.16 4K Mixed 0.35 83% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 124GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 126304168 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2650 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 946565 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 11718 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 78 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 2 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 71 58 488374301 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 7 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 5416 (C2) HDA temperature 29 42 68719476765 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 72645076845215 (F1) Unknown 100 253 9917572890 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3672312030	106% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 159 Mixed 164 133% 178 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.2 76% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 104 Write 74.9 Mixed 65.8 98% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.15 55% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 19.2 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 6.8 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 95.3 42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56% 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	567x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	326x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	184x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 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	55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x
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 i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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