Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.8% 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 Drive122% 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)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150127
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateApr 14 '20 at 18:45
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 119
2-Core 238
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 648
67% 539 Pts
64-Core 641
40% 641 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
EVGA(3842 2678) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1552 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
30.8% Below average
Lighting 36
Reflection 35
Parallax 45.4
29% 38.8 fps
MRender 48.9
Gravity 41.4
Splatting 35.7
34% 42 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 440 448 441 432 409 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 467
Mixed 370
SusWrite 424
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 51.3
193% 72.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 348
265% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 122%
Great: 124%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$63
163GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 84 86 85 86 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 85.3
Write 87.3
Mixed 68.4
SusWrite 84.3
60% 81.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 57%
Hitachi HDS 724020ALE640 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 101 101 103 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 83.1
Write 95.1
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 101
54% 75.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1648 MHz
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.4% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 19
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 20.6
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 57.1
70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,481 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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