Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	77.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '23 at 20:51
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 116 2-Core 223 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 552 58% 467 Pts	64-Core 559 35% 559 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3773) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.3% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 108 Parallax 97.8 83% 102 fps	MRender 92.3 Gravity 99.5 Splatting 95.9 79% 95.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 69 73 73 70 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 442 Write 396 Mixed 203 SusWrite 78.2 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 37.8 128% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 332 251% 338 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 436GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 72 73 69 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 82.7 Write 74.9 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 71.8 54% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 93 90 87 92 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 86.4 Write 81.4 Mixed 74.4 SusWrite 89.8 62% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 67%
Maxtor OneTouch 750GB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 90GB free, PID 7310 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 38 39 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	25.7% Poor	Read 103 Write 16.2 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 38.2 52% 47.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 42% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 19%
Toshiba 2.5"External Har 1TB 229 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 495GB free, PID 0b1f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 76.1 Write 70.1 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 77.2 87% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 37%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 494GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 36 36 37 37 37 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 51.6 Write 32.2 Mixed 28 SusWrite 34.9 47% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 57% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 18.4 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 4: 0P 0R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
4%	11%	19	217	60	60	27.2"	2560 1440	GSM5B09 LG Ultra HD

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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	563x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	325x
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	87x
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 $139Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16