Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics8.93% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive165% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '21 at 12:50
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 1050-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 221
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 590
65% 513 Pts
64-Core 590
36% 590 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Nvidia(10DE 089C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1025 MHz, Ram: 4.5GB, Driver: 375.63
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
8.93% Terrible
Lighting 10.2
Reflection 15.6
Parallax 7.8
8% 11.2 fps
MRender 15.6
Gravity 11.5
Splatting 10.8
10% 12.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 8.93%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 515 329 327 326 321 315 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
165% Outstanding
Read 708
Write 622
Mixed 613
SusWrite 356
129% 575 MB/s
4K Read 63.7
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 75.6
268% 93.1 MB/s
DQ Read 772
DQ Write 676
DQ Mixed 856
606% 768 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 165%
Great: 280%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
135GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,974
Write 4,716
Mixed 5,039
1,167% 5,243 MB/s
4K Read 611
4K Write 255
4K Mixed 311
1,460% 392 MB/s
DQ Read 1,210
DQ Write 845
DQ Mixed 890
702% 982 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
3.5TB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 160 159 159 159 159 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Read 147
Write 116
Mixed 81.1
SusWrite 158
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
54% Above average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.2
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 54%
Great: 54%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback