Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	33.5% 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 Drive	94.8% 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.
Memory	26GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 26GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	22 GB free of 26 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '18 at 10:37
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 249 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 498 67% 502 Pts	64-Core 501 31% 501 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% PwrHis(1787 3000) 3GB CLim: 960 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Lighting 43.4 Reflection 31.2 Parallax 54 35% 42.9 fps	MRender 29.5 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 38.5 30% 36.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1407 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2120 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 69 (A3) Unknown 100 100 22 (A4) Unknown 100 100 77206 (A5) Unknown 100 100 124 (A6) Unknown 100 100 29 (A7) Unknown 100 100 73 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 99 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 8 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 161 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 24 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 422263 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 4 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 329655 (F2) Unknown 100 100 399195 (F5) Unknown 100 100 617648	94.8% Outstanding	Read 525 Write 366 Mixed 422 97% 437 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 36.3 150% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 30.7 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 23.3 50% 95 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 103%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 50 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 66 44 10450 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4402 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11069 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 39 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3615 (B5) Unknown 100 100 10333906 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 41 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 54 197569216532 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 26 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 39 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 20222	72.6% Very good	Read 125 Write 128 Mixed 124 95% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 2.79 4K Mixed 0.47 125% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 305GB free Firmware: CC4H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 167130360 (03) Spinup time 92 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 4046 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 27697242 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 11062 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3487 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 4295032834 (BD) vendor-specific 95 95 5 (BE) vendor-specific 76 55 403832856 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 485 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 203894 (C2) HDA temperature 24 45 47244640280 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 64622077941951 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3378895133835 (F2) Unknown 100 253 -33752847116547	65.9% Good	Read 117 Write 113 Mixed 89.9 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.05 4K Write 0.91 4K Mixed 0.37 101% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BA160B.M16 1311 M2F8G64CB8HC5N-DI 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9 Kingston 99U5595-003.A00LF 26GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.8% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 17.8 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 20.3 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A-USB31

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	857x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	248x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	125x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	207x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	128x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	81x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	91x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	39x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	69x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	67x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	46x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16