Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 3 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '24 at 17:54
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	73.6% Very good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 99.4 2-Core 194 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 331 8-Core 323 44% 327 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.5% Average	Lighting 59.4 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 61.5 48% 63.3 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 61.2 Splatting 54.2 49% 60.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 467GB free Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 377 363 278 279 275 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 381 Write 421 Mixed 357 SusWrite 315 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 71.6 4K Mixed 33.6 116% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 342 254% 337 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 104%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 132GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 383 394 403 390 402 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 433 Mixed 365 SusWrite 383 92% 406 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 49.6 161% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 138 146 169 170 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 152 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 160 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 110%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 1,303 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 35GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 148 146 147 150 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 157 Write 108 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 148 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 206% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 174%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT25664BD160B.M8FM 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 CT25664BD160B.M8FM 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 20GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 8192, 2048, 8192 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 19.4 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	84.6"	1280 720	SAM7103 SAMSUNG

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Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,167 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	561x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16