Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive79.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory17.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateApr 10 '20 at 02:30
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 90.3
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 581
63% 501 Pts
64-Core 580
36% 580 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 1100 SATA 256GB
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0DL022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 178 179 181 180 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 459
Write 175
Mixed 230
SusWrite 173
57% 259 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 84.8
4K Mixed 37.8
136% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 190
141% 189 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
293GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 124 125 125 121 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Read 174
Write 151
Mixed 93
SusWrite 124
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.1
203% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
35GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 88 89 90 87 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Read 167
Write 149
Mixed 106
SusWrite 89.1
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 24GB
1867, 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
59.3% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 18.7
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 18.5
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,482 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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HDDRAMUSB
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