Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 very good.
Graphics8.45% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive84.3% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 23 '15 at 03:47
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 130
2-Core 258
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 672
72% 570 Pts
64-Core 664
41% 664 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5900
Relative performance (0th percentile)
8.45% Terrible
Lighting 3.4
Reflection 21.1
Parallax 26.1
3% 16.9 fps
MRender 29.8
Gravity 22.4
Splatting 20.8
20% 24.3 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 8.45%
Great: 19%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 479
Write 317
Mixed 337
84% 378 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 74.9
4K Mixed 21.7
111% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 218
DQ Mixed 50.8
102% 211 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.9% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 17
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 19.2
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 70%

 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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