Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '19 at 18:40
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	74.9% Very good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 94 2-Core 179 71% 120 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 643 58% 490 Pts	64-Core 609 38% 609 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 368F) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Lighting 48.7 Reflection 43.8 Parallax 39.8 40% 44.1 fps	MRender 34.3 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 36.6 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 405GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 218 69 194 127 155 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 421 Write 376 Mixed 376 SusWrite 183 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 15.1 4K Mixed 1.2 48% 14 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 21.6 DQ Mixed 0.5 30% 79.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 102%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 925GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 74 82 83 83 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	49% Average	Read 90.5 Write 88 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 80.5 51% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 50% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 71GB free Firmware: SD1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 64 64 63 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 112 Write 114 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 60.9 63% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 123 117 122 120 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 101 Write 134 Mixed 70 SusWrite 120 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 213% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 90%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 8TB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 1GB free Firmware: 0104 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 128 Write 38.5 Mixed 53.2 54% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 124%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 13 14 14 13 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 101 Write 8.8 Mixed 12 SusWrite 13.1 24% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 66% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 87%
Seagate BUP BL 5TB 976 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 41 41 41 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 36.5 Write 38.5 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 40.3 28% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.5 177% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 66%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 502GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 108 108 107 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 127 Write 132 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 108 149% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 60%
TOSHIBA HDWE160 6TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 34GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 8.4 6.5 5.7 6.5 7.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 167 Write 167 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 7.6 128% 104 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 165% 5.3 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 77%
ST3000VX 000-1CU166 3TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 142 141 139 134 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 124 Write 136 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 140 160% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 57%
TOSHIBA MD04ACA400 4TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 767GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 8 6.6 5.5 6.4 7.3 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 181 Write 189 Mixed 81 SusWrite 7.6 142% 115 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 174% 6.33 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 72%
ST8000AS 0002-1NA17Z 8TB 115 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 539GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 137 137 135 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 91.7 Write 120 Mixed 77 SusWrite 135 149% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 10.5 4K Mixed 0.9 390% 4.03 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 12.6 DQ Mixed 1.1 468% 4.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	58% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 19 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 16 44% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58% 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	857x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	247x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	125x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	207x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	91x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16