Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive94.5% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory20.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140508
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 03 '21 at 23:29
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 101
2-Core 204
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 404
52% 395 Pts
64-Core 361
22% 361 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
AMD(1002 E147) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.0
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
10.7% Very poor
Lighting 14.5
Reflection 13.3
Parallax 13
12% 13.6 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 11.5
Splatting 9.4
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 219 220 224 215 211 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Read 461
Write 262
Mixed 294
SusWrite 225
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 44.1
153% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 190
181% 286 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 118%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199
37GB free
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 116 114 115 117 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
52.7% Above average
Read 388
Write 115
Mixed 158
SusWrite 115
43% 194 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 17.8
4K Mixed 23
87% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 46.5
DQ Mixed 60
50% 74.9 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-437.A01LF 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 9905403-437.A01LF 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.3% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.4
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 17.4
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,170 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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