Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics49.8% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 07 '16 at 04:06
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 131
2-Core 242
90% 157 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 664
70% 561 Pts
64-Core 656
41% 656 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5362
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49.8% Average
Lighting 61.9
Reflection 66.3
Parallax 58.3
50% 62.2 fps
MRender 72.2
Gravity 58.8
Splatting 51.1
49% 60.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
675GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 142
Write 116
Mixed 113
93% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 2.08
4K Mixed 0.37
116% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 76%
Hitachi HDT722525DLA380 250GB-$59
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V44OA9BA Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
20.5% Poor
Read 35.5
Write 35.5
Mixed 34.9
27% 35.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.17
4K Mixed 0.33
86% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 20.5%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.3% Very good
MC Read 25
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 22
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 23.3
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 49.8
80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 69%

 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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