Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.8% 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	78% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '20 at 11:01
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 97.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 251 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 688 67% 552 Pts	64-Core 673 42% 673 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1475 MHz, MLim: 1757 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.8% Average	Lighting 58.3 Reflection 58.8 Parallax 48.6 48% 55.2 fps	MRender 73.3 Gravity 62.2 Splatting 56 51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 759GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 77 113 114 194 197 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 202 Write 104 Mixed 351 SusWrite 164 46% 205 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 37.4 149% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 224 197% 293 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 102%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 37GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 351 427 448 436 431 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 491 Mixed 389 SusWrite 420 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 50.1 180% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 353 268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 25GB free Firmware: 12.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 54 57 56 57 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 51.2 Write 48.1 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 56.2 37% 49.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 60%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 346GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 125 124 123 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 83.7 Write 84.9 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 122 59% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 86%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 141GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 93 95 97 96 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 99.4 Write 16.1 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 91.6 47% 64 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 75%
Seagate M3 Portable 4TB 5,513 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 91 91 90 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 79.5 Write 106 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 90.9 64% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.6 161% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 65%
Seagate M3 Portable 4TB 5,513 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 94 95 94 96 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 66.1 Write 67.3 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 93.4 56% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 172% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 27.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 29.8 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 87%

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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	246x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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) $30	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