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Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics80.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '22 at 23:17
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$43
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
80% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 184
76% 128 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 425
54% 408 Pts
64-Core 421
26% 421 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
EVGA(3842 6573) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.2% Excellent
Lighting 98.4
Reflection 114
Parallax 102
80% 105 fps
MRender 93.9
Gravity 98.7
Splatting 100
80% 97.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85
307GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 440
Write 348
Mixed 330
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 80.3
4K Mixed 51
160% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 360
267% 351 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
309GB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 98.2
Mixed 53.3
57% 75.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 72%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$95
1TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 106 147 150 149 149 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 109
Write 71.8
Mixed 31.9
SusWrite 118
60% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 107%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
857GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 80.2
Mixed 43.6
47% 61.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 58%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$80
316GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 56 88 89 89 91 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
48.9% Average
Read 100
Write 29.4
Mixed 70.6
SusWrite 69.2
50% 67.4 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.4% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 10.2
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 11.4
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,210 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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