Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics87.6% 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 Drive57.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory30 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140620
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '17 at 19:35
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 126
2-Core 254
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 665
70% 560 Pts
64-Core 668
41% 668 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 113
Parallax 108
90% 110 fps
MRender 98.8
Gravity 101
Splatting 101
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 497
Write 108
Mixed 156
55% 254 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 9.62
101% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 27.1
DQ Write 96.8
DQ Mixed 21.4
28% 48.4 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
851GB free
Firmware: 9101
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 182
Mixed 175
138% 184 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 1.83
4K Mixed 0.22
93% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
62.2% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.7
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 21.2
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,166 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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