Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	123% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '18 at 05:07
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 97.1 1-Core 127 2-Core 220 86% 148 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 587 62% 497 Pts	64-Core 663 41% 663 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Lighting 50.6 Reflection 47 Parallax 42.1 41% 46.6 fps	MRender 40.3 Gravity 43.5 Splatting 39 33% 40.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 36%
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Lighting 67.9 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 84.4 55% 73.7 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 55.2 51% 62.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 56GB free Firmware: O1204A SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 263 248 264 244 247 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 424 Write 271 Mixed 210 SusWrite 252 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 11.8 101% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 70.1 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 57.9 76% 130 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 83%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 386 343 361 342 339 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 484 Mixed 396 SusWrite 351 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 62.7 214% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 334 251% 336 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62 8,133 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 324GB free Firmware: 04.06A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 174 168 173 166 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 167 Mixed 112 SusWrite 169 116% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.8 366% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 143GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 124 123 123 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 142 Write 158 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 123 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 205% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 424GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 101 101 102 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 138 Write 154 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 101 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 218% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 440GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 78 79 79 78 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 69.5 Write 66.9 Mixed 43.3 SusWrite 78.9 88% 64.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 4x8GB 523 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 25.2 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 25.2 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 92%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A-USB31

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	851x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	246x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	125x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	205x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	127x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	80x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	90x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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	65x
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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16