Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '20 at 21:09
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 130
2-Core 262
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 542
70% 526 Pts
64-Core 532
33% 532 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.3% Good
Lighting 77.7
Reflection 78.4
Parallax 68.4
63% 74.8 fps
MRender 72.5
Gravity 73.1
Splatting 75.2
60% 73.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
894GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 159 196 195 203 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 207
Write 176
Mixed 60.4
SusWrite 172
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 109%
Great: 184%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16G-D3-1600-MR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
63.9% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 20.1
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 19.7
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 58.9
68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,470 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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