Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.9% 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 Drive63.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 29 '19 at 03:50
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 117
2-Core 220
83% 143 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 618
61% 497 Pts
64-Core 625
39% 625 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
PNY(196E 11D9) 3GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2042 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Lighting 73.3
Reflection 73.3
Parallax 63.7
60% 70.1 fps
MRender 70
Gravity 68.1
Splatting 71.5
57% 69.9 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 128GB
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0809
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 182 173 175 178 186 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 402
Write 182
Mixed 218
SusWrite 168
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 17
110% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 49.1
57% 99 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6D1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.5% Good
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.6
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 18.9
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60.5%
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 1,159 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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