Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.4% 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	83.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '20 at 05:44
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Memory 83.4 1-Core 97.8 2-Core 198 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 325 8-Core 368 45% 347 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing below potential (84^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (72 fps cap detected)	58.4% Above average	Lighting 72.2 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 71.9 59% 72.1 fps	MRender 70.3 Gravity 69.1 Splatting 71.3 58% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 212 165 13 63 157 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 462 Write 445 Mixed 366 SusWrite 149 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 37.9 134% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 201 186% 285 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 97%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 18GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 52 83 68 46 49 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 87.8 Write 85 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 57.7 51% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9W 1302 1600 CL9 Series 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9W 1302 1600 CL9 Series 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.8% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 15.3 46% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 15.1 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 51%

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A-USB31

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	857x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	247x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	125x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	207x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	128x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	81x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	91x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	67x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	46x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16