Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics49% 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)
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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150212
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateAug 11 '18 at 01:54
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 97.4
1-Core 129
2-Core 253
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 682
67% 549 Pts
64-Core 683
42% 683 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49% Average
Lighting 60.6
Reflection 65
Parallax 58.7
49% 61.4 fps
MRender 69.9
Gravity 58.2
Splatting 52
48% 60 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 442
Write 437
Mixed 363
92% 414 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 46.5
178% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 363
273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
26GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 109 137 117 112 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 101
Write 82.3
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 116
67% 90.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 26.6
84% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 25.1
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 48.5
82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,472 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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HDDRAMUSB
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