Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	44.5% 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)
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '17 at 20:47
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 259 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 675 70% 565 Pts	64-Core 655 41% 655 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1400 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.2.1 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.5% Average	Lighting 50.9 Reflection 63.6 Parallax 71.8 42% 62.1 fps	MRender 73.9 Gravity 52 Splatting 59.5 50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 45 100 301 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 449 (A6) Unknown 100 100 652 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 703 (A9) Unknown 100 100 36 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 683 (AE) Unknown 100 100 109 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 100 257698037797 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 22 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 61950 (F1) Unknown 253 253 15583 (F2) Unknown 253 253 6974
Poor: 35% Great: 78%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 21GB free Firmware: U21010RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 22 100 22 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 289 (A6) Unknown 100 100 38 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 90 (A9) Unknown 100 100 13 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 74 (AE) Unknown 100 100 14 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 100 214748364833 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 2 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 9265 (F1) Unknown 253 253 857 (F2) Unknown 253 253 2608	63.6% Good	Read 226 Write 243 Mixed 240 53% 236 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 5.65 117% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 36.2 66% 130 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 78%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 131 131 108 (03) Spinup time 118 118 51580830292 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 421 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 5 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 119 119 36 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 37675 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 337 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 628 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 628 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 244814381089 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 5 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	65.5% Good	Read 118 Write 110 Mixed 104 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.35 87% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 68%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 905GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 170 2408 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3758 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6359 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 376 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 115 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3644 (C2) HDA temperature 114 103 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	94.7% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 158 Mixed 152 121% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.28 4K Write 2.69 4K Mixed 0.34 141% 1.44 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 154GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 167 162 4650 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8812 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 44 44 41000 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3838 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 570 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8775 (C2) HDA temperature 105 87 42 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 50 50 36869 (F1) Unknown 200 200 59748904096 (F2) Unknown 200 200 90642798782	41.4% Average	Read 80.1 Write 63.9 Mixed 65.3 52% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.37 91% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 3,923 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.2% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 21 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 21.5 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 66%

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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	560x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	320x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	182x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	85x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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