Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics148% 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 Drive92.6% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 08 '20 at 14:01
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 93.5
1-Core 107
2-Core 212
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 388
50% 377 Pts
64-Core 381
24% 381 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
148% Outstanding
Lighting 191
Reflection 234
Parallax 305
155% 243 fps
MRender 283
Gravity 228
Splatting 135
168% 216 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 148%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 112 111 109 110 109 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Read 434
Write 411
Mixed 346
SusWrite 140
74% 333 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 82.6
4K Mixed 51.1
165% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 333
250% 336 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 124%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140
704GB free
Firmware: RKT303.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 548 601 626 644 632 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
143% Outstanding
Read 555
Write 636
Mixed 544
SusWrite 580
131% 579 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 88.7
4K Mixed 56.1
173% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 772
DQ Write 608
DQ Mixed 764
552% 715 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 143%
Great: 303%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
67.4% Good
MC Read 24
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 21.8
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 20.9
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 73%

 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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