Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.1% 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	77.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	16.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150624
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '19 at 22:08
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 116 2-Core 214 82% 141 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 589 61% 492 Pts	64-Core 609 38% 609 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.1% Above average	Lighting 75.3 Reflection 78.3 Parallax 69.2 61% 74.3 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 62 55% 67.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 1100 SATA 256GB 16,265 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0DL022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 209 199 219 136 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 445 Write 284 Mixed 214 SusWrite 188 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 31 125% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 210 165% 226 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 378GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 171 171 171 171 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 111 Write 108 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 171 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 48GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 118 118 118 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 213 Write 158 Mixed 102 SusWrite 118 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 24GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1867, 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.4 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 19.2 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 71%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

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	249x
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	129x
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	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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16