Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive163% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 05 '22 at 20:34
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 89.7
1-Core 108
2-Core 213
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 403
54% 404 Pts
64-Core 398
25% 398 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.59
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.5% Good
Lighting 76.7
Reflection 80.1
Parallax 73.5
62% 76.8 fps
MRender 70.1
Gravity 76.2
Splatting 72.1
60% 72.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$54
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 654 1066 703 183 197 198 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
163% Outstanding
Read 1200
Write 1,170
Mixed 1,147
SusWrite 500
226% 1,004 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 76.8
253% 90.5 MB/s
DQ Read 51
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 85.1
72% 100 MB/s
Poor: 122%
This bench: 163%
Great: 239%
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB
222GB free
Firmware: SBFA12.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 113 98 99 98 100 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
75% Very good
Read 429
Write 406
Mixed 336
SusWrite 130
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 86.9
4K Mixed 35.5
142% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 111
94% 136 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 75%
Great: 90%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
116GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 69 70 69 70 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
34.2% Below average
Read 50.4
Write 49.6
Mixed 41.7
SusWrite 68.5
39% 52.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.8% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 17.8
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 20.3
54% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 61%

 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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