Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive47.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150818
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 29 '21 at 04:27
Run Duration178 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (18th 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 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
68.2% Good
Memory 85.2
1-Core 108
2-Core 194
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 514
47% 395 Pts
64-Core 546
34% 546 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 138
Parallax 125
101% 129 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 130
Splatting 117
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team T253X2001T 1TB
122GB free
Firmware: T0707B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 19 60 21 73 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
37% Below average
Read 426
Write 53
Mixed 25.9
SusWrite 49.7
30% 139 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 25.4
4K Mixed 0.6
46% 15.8 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 35.5
DQ Mixed 0.2
27% 69 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37%
Great: 105%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 103 73 77 77 69 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
47.9% Average
Read 386
Write 143
Mixed 99.2
SusWrite 80.1
39% 177 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 36.2
4K Mixed 17.4
66% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 45.2
DQ Mixed 56.4
69% 128 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
48.9% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 15.6
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 16.3
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,471 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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