Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive112% 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.
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)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateJul 14 '19 at 21:12
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 140
2-Core 278
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 652
76% 590 Pts
64-Core 741
46% 741 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 196
Parallax 177
147% 184 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 177
Splatting 122
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PCIe SSD 256GB
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FM11.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 231 248 228 200 219 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 444
Write 622
Mixed 561
SusWrite 268
107% 474 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 96.4
4K Mixed 40.9
161% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 693
DQ Write 634
DQ Mixed 463
402% 596 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 112%
Great: 208%
SSD 1TB
522GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 398 419 427 429 426 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 200
Write 107
Mixed 92.5
SusWrite 414
46% 203 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 30.8
4K Mixed 17.6
70% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 27.8
DQ Write 32.1
DQ Mixed 30
23% 30 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 103%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
168GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 115 117 116 113 116 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 118
Write 93
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 114
62% 86.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 107%
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 (95th percentile)
85% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 26.6
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 27
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 47.6
84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 85%
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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