Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140707
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateNov 22 '20 at 03:45
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 above expectations (76th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 112
2-Core 185
77% 130 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 432
48% 377 Pts
64-Core 301
19% 301 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62% Good
Lighting 78.6
Reflection 76.4
Parallax 73.1
64% 76 fps
MRender 69.1
Gravity 71
Splatting 72
58% 70.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 33 36 38 30 36 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 205 203 202 211 202 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 148
Write 172
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 204
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
339GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 153 156 159 157 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
90% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 151
Mixed 107
SusWrite 156
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 90%
Great: 109%
29GB free, PID 5500
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 9.7 14 13 14 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
9.87% Terrible
Read 38.5
Write 37
Mixed 14.5
SusWrite 12.5
32% 25.6 MB/s
4K Read 6.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.2
31% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 9.87%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
67.9% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 21.7
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 17.2
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 72%

 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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