Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 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 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 29 '18 at 21:19
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (99th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 97.5
1-Core 120
2-Core 238
87% 152 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 637
64% 521 Pts
64-Core 635
39% 635 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
EVGA(3842 6278) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 125
Parallax 118
101% 122 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 109
Splatting 109
88% 107 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,477
Write 1,465
Mixed 1,279
383% 1,740 MB/s
4K Read 76.5
4K Write 214
4K Mixed 102
360% 131 MB/s
DQ Read 978
DQ Write 994
DQ Mixed 1,008
752% 994 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
106GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 324
Write 216
Mixed 258
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 38.3
145% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 160
130% 181 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 85%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
71GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,038
Write 63.5
Mixed 105
1,244% 1,736 MB/s
4K Read 1,175
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 3.1
49,316% 393 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 2133 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 25.6
80% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 25.4
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 48.2
83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,471 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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