Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics51.2% 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 Drive172% 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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateApr 11 '17 at 13:17
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 0.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 120
2-Core 241
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 630
70% 551 Pts
64-Core 632
39% 632 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.4.1
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
51.2% Above average
Lighting 64.4
Reflection 66.3
Parallax 77.7
52% 69.5 fps
MRender 65.8
Gravity 61.6
Splatting 53.4
49% 60.3 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 1,866
Write 900
Mixed 1,090
283% 1,285 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 75.9
4K Mixed 21.9
119% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 36.3
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 21.3
62% 124 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 172%
Great: 243%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$39
652GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
72% Very good
Read 152
Write 99.3
Mixed 102
88% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.02
4K Mixed 0.22
69% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 72%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39
326GB free
Firmware: MCCI Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
25.6% Poor
Read 42.8
Write 46
Mixed 43.2
33% 44 MB/s
4K Read 1.11
4K Write 0.84
4K Mixed 0.19
82% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 109%
WD 5000AAV External 500GB
115GB free
Firmware: 1.65 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
23.1% Poor
Read 42.7
Write 37.3
Mixed 43.7
31% 41.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.66
4K Mixed 0.24
72% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 27.1
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 25.9
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,488 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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