Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics49.8% 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 Drive127% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 12 '21 at 16:12
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 93.8
1-Core 121
2-Core 238
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 653
64% 524 Pts
64-Core 650
40% 650 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
MSI(1462 3080) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 948 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49.8% Average
Lighting 65.7
Reflection 68.2
Parallax 86.6
54% 73.5 fps
MRender 58.8
Gravity 60.3
Splatting 41.3
43% 53.5 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 55%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
254GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 478 480 486 390 284 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 487
Mixed 466
SusWrite 429
107% 474 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 60.6
205% 73 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 127%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 0423 TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
60.6% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 17.3
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 20.1
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 60.6%
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 1,172 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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