Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.6% 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 Drive	122% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '19 at 16:35
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 86.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 226 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 617 65% 518 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.6% Average	Lighting 60.9 Reflection 68.9 Parallax 60.2 50% 63.3 fps	MRender 73.4 Gravity 59.6 Splatting 52.3 50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 512GB-$95 12,034 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 422GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 371 390 404 401 402 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 458 Mixed 444 SusWrite 391 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 63.4 205% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 254 209% 298 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 128%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 238GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 386 409 419 419 418 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 476 Mixed 360 SusWrite 408 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 47.6 173% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 342 260% 350 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
WD Green 750GB (2012) 1,474 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 644GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 116 116 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 118 Write 118 Mixed 108 SusWrite 116 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 68%
WD Green 750GB (2012) 1,474 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 670GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 116 116 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 114 Write 110 Mixed 79 SusWrite 115 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 68%
Lacie Rugged Mini USB3 1TB 1,056 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 713GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 98 99 99 98 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 90.7 Write 66.3 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 97 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 32GB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	49.7% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 16.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 67%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A-USB31

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	850x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	246x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	125x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	205x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	127x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	80x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	90x
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	65x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16