Asus Z97-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive85.8% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-AR  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 12 '20 at 17:04
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 90%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.2
1-Core 143
2-Core 283
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 735
80% 635 Pts
64-Core 724
45% 724 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62% Good
Lighting 77.4
Reflection 78.3
Parallax 70
63% 75.2 fps
MRender 74
Gravity 71.2
Splatting 73.9
60% 73 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK128MBF-1AN1ZABHA 128GB
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M603
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 152 153 154 153 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 425
Write 396
Mixed 335
SusWrite 152
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 42.1
157% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 166
DQ Mixed 137
132% 212 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 104%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
93GB free
Firmware: MS1OA7C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 116 112 120 119 117 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 105
Write 88.8
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 116
60% 82.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
120% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
58.6% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16.5
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 20.6
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-AR Builds (Compare 1,178 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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