Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 67.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.5% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	82.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '21 at 21:08
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th 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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	67.2% Good	Memory 85.3 1-Core 98.4 2-Core 186 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 276 8-Core 334 39% 305 Pts	64-Core 364 22% 364 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85B6) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.5% Above average	Lighting 62 Reflection 97 Parallax 62.4 50% 73.8 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 68.1 Splatting 63.6 53% 65.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM21.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 184 Write 90.9 Mixed 87.5 26% 121 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 27.6 4K Mixed 9.4 47% 16.8 MB/s	DQ Read 51.7 DQ Write 71.7 DQ Mixed 63.5 48% 62.3 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 94%
Seagate ST3160812AS 160GB-$47 10,399 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 18GB free Firmware: 3.ADJ SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 50 47 52 51 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	26.3% Poor	Read 42 Write 37.3 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 49.4 30% 40.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 40%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 230GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 118 125 124 127 129 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 172 Write 168 Mixed 94.6 SusWrite 122 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 08G-D3-1600-MR 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0821 08G-D3-1600-MR 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.5% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 17.4 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 15.8 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 73: 10R 6G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
73%	68%	31	268	161	144	24"	1920 1080	ACI24AC MG248

History: Score 55: 8R 4G 3B | Score 73: 10R 6G 5B

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	563x
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 $94Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16