Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics132% 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 Drive114% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 21 '21 at 02:57
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 133
2-Core 252
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 714
71% 581 Pts
64-Core 722
45% 722 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396
Gigabyte(1458 37B3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 177
Parallax 177
147% 178 fps
MRender 186
Gravity 157
Splatting 129
126% 157 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 377 443 456 455 454 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 477
Mixed 359
SusWrite 401
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 45.2
173% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 287
236% 339 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 114%
Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300
158GB free
Firmware: RVM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 276 254 241 225 214 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 480
Mixed 457
SusWrite 239
94% 421 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 62.2
215% 77.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 357
270% 363 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 118%
Great: 132%
SABRENT 500GB
112GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 341 393 402 400 399 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 19% Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.2% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 22
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 23.5
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 57.1
70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,161 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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