Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics121% 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 Drive223% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). 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)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150427
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateSep 09 '17 at 08:39
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 as expected (45th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 117
2-Core 223
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 607
63% 508 Pts
64-Core 610
38% 610 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 167
Reflection 185
Parallax 168
136% 173 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 163
Splatting 115
108% 133 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 121%
Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 2,071
Write 1,185
Mixed 1,184
326% 1,480 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 30
176% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 437
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 26.1
115% 262 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 223%
Great: 236%
Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 128GB
23GB free
Firmware: UXM6401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 746
Write 427
Mixed 557
128% 577 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 34.6
150% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 34.1
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 70.8
61% 86.2 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 105%
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 (20th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.5% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 14.8
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 14.4
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 46.5%
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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