Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics40% 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 Drive111% 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)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '20 at 04:08
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 184
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 386
48% 366 Pts
64-Core 380
24% 380 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
Asus(1043 3003) 3GB
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.1.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
40% Average
Lighting 52
Reflection 34.6
Parallax 69.5
42% 52 fps
MRender 33
Gravity 53.2
Splatting 42.9
35% 43 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 227 156 173 148 139 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 480
Mixed 391
SusWrite 206
88% 393 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 58.6
200% 71.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 360
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 111%
Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
579GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 172 178 178 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 145
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 175
98% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 103%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL Hynix HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
40.5% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 11.8
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 10.7
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 41%

 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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