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 (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 92.7%, 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '17 at 06:18
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	PRI-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 135 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 662 72% 569 Pts	64-Core 675 42% 675 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan-$1,088 6,806 User benchmarks, average bench 47% EVGA(3842 2791) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1344 MHz, MLim: 1547 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.5 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 100GB free Firmware: 2.15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 94 94 11253901 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 113979842113654 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3250 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 449 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 11253901 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 11253901 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 11253901 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 17358 (EA) Unknown 0 0 11080 (F1) Unknown 0 0 11080 (F2) Unknown 0 0 19065	72.7% Very good	Read 516 Write 150 Mixed 199 62% 288 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 21.2 136% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 29.8 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 14.5 30% 57.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 82%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 64GB free Firmware: 2.15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 92 92 12154654 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 -24747601547147 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3248 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 447 (B1) Unknown 0 0 2 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 12154654 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 12154654 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 12154654 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 17143 (EA) Unknown 0 0 11064 (F1) Unknown 0 0 11064 (F2) Unknown 0 0 19132	71.9% Very good	Read 501 Write 131 Mixed 173 58% 268 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 18.4 127% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 39.8 64% 123 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 82%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 783 Write 660 Mixed 721 161% 721 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 31.4 182% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 47 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 32.5 43% 74.2 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 283%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 706GB free Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 220505432 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3452 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 62 60 1804313 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 3408 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1536 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 91 91 9 (BC) Unknown 100 99 8590065667 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 50 538509343 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 620 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 15293 (C2) HDA temperature 31 50 77309411359 (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 -61121679588116 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3840388266 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1800577151	95.1% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 162 Mixed 155 122% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.14 4K Mixed 0.22 74% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 466GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 216182760 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 85 85 15666 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 235854173 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 18080 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 37 6884 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 94 8590065677 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 46 538509342 (C2) HDA temperature 30 54 85899345950 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 26 15 216182760 (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 -14740327730884 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2386319886 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1896523444	65.1% Good	Read 118 Write 109 Mixed 105 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.62 129% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 2,168 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 27.2 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 29.8 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 47.2 85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 88%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	562x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16