Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46.7% 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	39.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	16.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '19 at 22:42
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 126 2-Core 237 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 535 59% 465 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.7% Average	Lighting 57.3 Reflection 64.1 Parallax 56.7 47% 59.4 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 54.6 Splatting 51.8 47% 58 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 240GB 5,061 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM11.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 37 36 48 24 37 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.4% Below average	Read 18.7 Write 69 Mixed 236 SusWrite 39.6 21% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 35.1 83% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 94.4 DQ Mixed 37.7 69% 143 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 94%
SanDisk SSD 64GB-$56 3,862 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 57GB free Firmware: 2.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 204 205 211 201 200 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 434 Write 201 Mixed 99.2 SusWrite 203 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 14.4 4K Mixed 11.9 51% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 32.4 DQ Write 14.2 DQ Mixed 16.1 14% 20.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 48%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 86GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 307 297 300 334 328 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 435 Write 296 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 309 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 17.2 4K Mixed 13 51% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 32.1 DQ Write 18.7 DQ Mixed 19.1 16% 23.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 56%
Maxtor STM3160815AS 160GB 2,329 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 148GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 72 73 73 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 69.7 Write 39.7 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 72.1 41% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 42%
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB 28,774 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 325GB free Firmware: 04.01A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 131 135 133 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 126 Write 134 Mixed 69 SusWrite 133 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 82%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 17GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 72 71 75 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 79.5 Write 79.5 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 70.9 51% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB 8,379 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 815GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 77 77 78 74 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 85.7 Write 37.5 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 76.7 76% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 40% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.1% Below average	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 9 28% 9.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 9.2 26% 9.1 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 63%

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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	849x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	245x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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