Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '19 at 21:24
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 263 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 696 74% 592 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 2.2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3910 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CT1000P 1TB 6,019 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 769GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 676 Write 442 Mixed 534 122% 550 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 40.1 139% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 55.8 DQ Mixed 90.3 86% 141 MB/s
Poor: 128% Great: 299%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 73GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 398 Write 443 Mixed 298 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 39.3 163% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 144 126% 194 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Patriot Ignite 480GB-$148 2,730 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 149GB free Firmware: SAFM01.7 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 478 Write 444 Mixed 348 94% 423 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 37.7 154% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 35.9 DQ Mixed 8.5 50% 122 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 113%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 877GB free Firmware: CC52 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 115 Write 79.8 Mixed 68.3 65% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 160 164 165 171 139 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 140 Write 112 Mixed 74 SusWrite 160 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16G-D3-2400-MR 2x8GB 1,459 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 27.3 88% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 26.9 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 47.4 84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 88%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A-USB31

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	855x
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	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	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	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 $254	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 $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16