Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	61.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	21.1% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-AR (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140508
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '19 at 19:41
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 220 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 414 53% 403 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2007 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Lighting 76.9 Reflection 77.1 Parallax 66.5 63% 73.5 fps	MRender 69.1 Gravity 71.5 Splatting 73.5 59% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 37 36 34 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	21.1% Poor	Read 94.2 Write 49.7 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 39.4 13% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 11.5 4K Mixed 12.2 27% 9.13 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 60.5 DQ Mixed 39.8 53% 100 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 73%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 273GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 419 436 432 441 338 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 470 Mixed 386 SusWrite 410 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 49.7 169% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 129%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 329GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 63 72 62 66 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Read 47.7 Write 71 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 63.1 40% 54.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 76%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 275GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 48 48 48 47 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 112 Write 80.8 Mixed 97.5 SusWrite 48.1 63% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 67%
Seagate BUP SL 4TB 1,990 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free Firmware: 0109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 55 55 63 47 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 16 Write 65.2 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 55.9 39% 51.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.4 126% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 67%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 138 134 136 135 142 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 116 Write 111 Mixed 76 SusWrite 138 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 96%
Samsung Flash Drive 64GB 8,748 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 60GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 39 40 40 41 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 146 Write 106 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 40.4 108% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.2 143% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 111%
Generic External 1TB 2,077 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 504GB free, PID 0840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 33 Write 36.3 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 19 40% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 116% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 29%
HITACHI HTS723216L9SA60 160GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 111GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 17 17 18 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	10.1% Very poor	Read 32 Write 32.2 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 17.4 34% 25.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 29% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.1% Above average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 16.2 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 17 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-AR - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	562x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	324x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	183x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	86x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	67x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	54x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	36x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	56x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	55x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	38x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $788

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16