Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics44.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140620
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateDec 09 '18 at 15:39
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 107
2-Core 208
75% 133 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 658
59% 499 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329
Asus(1043 8499) 3GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
44.1% Average
Lighting 53.3
Reflection 51
Parallax 76.1
43% 60.1 fps
MRender 68.9
Gravity 62.5
Splatting 41.6
46% 57.7 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Microsoft Storage Space Device 118GB
16GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 153 153 153 154 147 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 309
Write 212
Mixed 247
SusWrite 153
52% 230 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 35.6
137% 52.7 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 169
134% 185 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 97%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
200GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 430 459 460 393 372 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 380
Mixed 436
SusWrite 424
96% 424 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 84.3
4K Mixed 52.3
170% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 357
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 113%
Great: 129%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 67 38 33 42 33 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
30.5% Below average
Read 61.2
Write 70.5
Mixed 62.8
SusWrite 44.6
45% 59.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
55% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 18.3
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 12.4
37% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 55%
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 1,159 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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