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Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics123% 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 Drive82.7% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateMay 18 '23 at 06:06
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
74.1% Very good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 105
2-Core 223
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 389
47% 361 Pts
64-Core 400
25% 400 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$237
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 167
Reflection 184
Parallax 177
136% 176 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 174
Splatting 120
114% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L2010420
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 183 192 196 196 191 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 395
Write 448
Mixed 324
SusWrite 187
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 78.2
4K Mixed 36.2
133% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 313
238% 321 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 110%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
373GB free
Firmware: 8EV101H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 193 198 202 202 198 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 996
Write 985
Mixed 696
SusWrite 197
160% 719 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 46.4
181% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,157
DQ Write 885
DQ Mixed 894
703% 979 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 152%
Great: 230%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$330
245GB free
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 24 25 24 24 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
427% Outstanding
Read 4,436
Write 40.5
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 23.7
238% 1,145 MB/s
4K Read 616
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 5.2
941% 208 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 427%
Great: 283%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
437GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 148 149 147 149 148 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Read 163
Write 139
Mixed 95.1
SusWrite 148
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 172 173 170 170 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 217
Write 160
Mixed 106
SusWrite 169
120% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
228% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 111%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
60.5% Good
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 19.6
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 18.1
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 63%

 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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