Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150624
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMar 19 '18 at 12:12
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 132
2-Core 262
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 695
70% 568 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.8% Very good
Lighting 97.4
Reflection 102
Parallax 92.1
79% 97.1 fps
MRender 84.1
Gravity 87.8
Splatting 81.3
69% 84.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$182
302GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37
810GB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Read 166
Write 125
Mixed 163
115% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.49
4K Mixed 0.19
65% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16G-D3-1600-MR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1632 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
59.5% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 18.2
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 19
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,489 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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