Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics68.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory18.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 20 '20 at 22:10
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 244
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 658
68% 546 Pts
64-Core 656
41% 656 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1547 MHz, MLim: 1907 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
68.3% Good
Lighting 87.4
Reflection 88.8
Parallax 86.3
71% 87.5 fps
MRender 84
Gravity 78.4
Splatting 70.1
63% 77.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 246 205 181 211 273 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 328
Mixed 285
SusWrite 236
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 46.9
180% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 245
213% 316 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 105%
Great: 129%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
54GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 316 317 302 308 290 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Read 439
Write 325
Mixed 311
SusWrite 308
78% 346 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 44.3
166% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 150
139% 210 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 98%
Great: 97%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 193 194 195 194 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 154
Mixed 87.3
SusWrite 193
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
68.4% Good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 21.4
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 21.4
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,159 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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HDDRAMUSB
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