Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.3% 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 Drive181% 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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150427
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateSep 06 '17 at 00:28
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 86.8
1-Core 120
2-Core 236
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 638
66% 528 Pts
64-Core 649
40% 649 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 385.41
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.3% Poor
Lighting 33.1
Reflection 38.2
Parallax 30.9
27% 34.1 fps
MRender 47.1
Gravity 33
Splatting 43
34% 41 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
181% Outstanding
Read 1,771
Write 1,051
Mixed 1,099
288% 1,307 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 21.6
128% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 34.1
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 183
142% 184 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 181%
Great: 236%
Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 128GB
20GB free
Firmware: UXM6401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 711
Write 422
Mixed 558
125% 564 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 83.6
4K Mixed 32.7
123% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 401
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 74.6
110% 213 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 104%
Great: 131%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 15
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 13.7
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 48%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,475 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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