Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	83.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	40.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '19 at 20:03
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 89.9 2-Core 249 79% 144 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 639 68% 542 Pts	64-Core 647 40% 647 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% MSI(1462 3681) CLim: 1622 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Lighting 98.9 Reflection 89 Parallax 145 81% 111 fps	MRender 87 Gravity 104 Splatting 124 88% 105 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 240GB 5,061 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM11.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 47 35 38 47 34 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.3% Average	Read 200 Write 88 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 44.1 22% 101 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 5.9 91% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 34.6 DQ Mixed 98.8 72% 98.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 94%
SanDisk SSD 64GB-$56 3,862 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 57GB free Firmware: 2.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 202 202 207 206 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 406 Write 176 Mixed 156 SusWrite 204 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 13.9 4K Mixed 11 49% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 32.7 DQ Write 14.2 DQ Mixed 15.8 14% 20.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 48%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 87GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 340 343 341 333 320 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 398 Write 288 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 330 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 14.8 4K Write 16.4 4K Mixed 11.6 46% 14.3 MB/s	DQ Read 32.4 DQ Write 18.8 DQ Mixed 19.2 16% 23.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 56%
Maxtor STM3160815AS 160GB 2,329 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 148GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 69 Write 67 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 72.4 46% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 147% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 42%
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB 28,774 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 242GB free Firmware: 04.01A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 122 122 122 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 122 Write 112 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 121 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 82%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 23GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 83 83 81 85 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 134 Write 127 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 80.3 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 109%
Patriot Memory 64GB 1,048 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 22GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 116 Write 69.2 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 17.2 71% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.8 121% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 57%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 98 98 98 98 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 108 Write 93 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 98.5 119% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.7 244% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 59%

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 (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.6% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 9.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 10.1 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 63%

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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	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) $39	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