Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics136% 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 Drive135% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150427
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '18 at 17:04
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 96.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 224
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 440
58% 434 Pts
64-Core 431
27% 431 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Lighting 194
Reflection 201
Parallax 185
158% 193 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 186
Splatting 125
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 136%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
257GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 466 487 494 494 493 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 478
Mixed 403
SusWrite 470
104% 464 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 65.7
224% 81.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 135%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 183 188 188 188 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 160
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 187
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 112%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.7% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 22.9
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 22.1
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,469 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-A-USB31

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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