Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics137% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive332% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 20 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 26 '19 at 23:55
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 129
2-Core 256
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 697
74% 592 Pts
64-Core 699
43% 699 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Lighting 194
Reflection 215
Parallax 211
158% 207 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 190
Splatting 130
122% 152 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 137%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2283 830 829 832 829 832 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
332% Outstanding
Read 2,623
Write 2,434
Mixed 1,908
SusWrite 1,072
450% 2,009 MB/s
4K Read 74.9
4K Write 230
4K Mixed 109
374% 138 MB/s
DQ Read 1128
DQ Write 924
DQ Mixed 998
755% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 332%
Great: 355%
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74
33GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 160 137 126 118 110 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 460
Write 181
Mixed 224
SusWrite 138
55% 251 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 42
165% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 166
144% 218 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
691GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 165 165 164 165 166 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 150
Write 111
Mixed 88.1
SusWrite 163
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 25.6
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 26.5
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,161 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $788
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