Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics134% 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 Drive41.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140620
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 16 '20 at 21:01
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 97.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 250
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 670
68% 552 Pts
64-Core 683
42% 683 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
Gigabyte(1458 3FF3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
134% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 181
Parallax 197
152% 188 fps
MRender 204
Gravity 162
Splatting 115
126% 160 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 134%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 240GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 69 84 61 71 50 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
41.1% Average
Read 486
Write 329
Mixed 53.2
SusWrite 83
52% 238 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 26.2
4K Mixed 21
42% 15.9 MB/s
DQ Read 43.1
DQ Write 59.3
DQ Mixed 121
72% 74.3 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
364GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 124 125 124 125 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 114
Write 115
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 124
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBH2X04JACC31-165 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 27.1
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 25.8
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 46.9
85% 46.9 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 86%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,163 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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