Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	35.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 08:11
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 127 2-Core 248 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 678 66% 540 Pts	64-Core 677 42% 677 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia NVS 310 4,920 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Nvidia(10DE 094E) 512MB CLim: 523 MHz, MLim: 437 MHz, Ram: 512MB, Driver: 391.58 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 1% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO2 120GB-$70 304 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 76 89 92 77 95 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 294 Write 108 Mixed 136 SusWrite 86.2 34% 156 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 12.6 4K Mixed 14.9 55% 15.5 MB/s	DQ Read 51.9 DQ Write 26.6 DQ Mixed 34 27% 37.5 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 75%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 238GB free Firmware: EXM03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 426 414 414 417 413 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 435 Mixed 344 SusWrite 419 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 31.6 132% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 349 264% 356 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 167 168 165 167 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 138 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 164 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 742GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 155 159 158 158 157 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 154 Write 86 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 157 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 357% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 110%
ST6000DM 003-2CY186 6TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free, PID 1351 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 148 148 148 148 148 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	64.4% Good	Read 120 Write 133 Mixed 122 SusWrite 147 182% 131 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.7 193% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
V01D3LF8GB52852816 4x8GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.3 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 20.7 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 60%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A-USB31

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	856x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	247x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	125x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	207x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	128x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	81x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	91x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	39x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	69x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	67x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	46x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16