Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics51.5% 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 Drive141% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateDec 26 '17 at 00:07
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 (100th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 136
2-Core 262
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 696
73% 583 Pts
64-Core 698
43% 698 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12.1
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
51.5% Above average
Lighting 64.9
Reflection 66.2
Parallax 78.3
53% 69.8 fps
MRender 66.1
Gravity 61.8
Splatting 53.4
49% 60.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 1,191
Write 616
Mixed 860
196% 889 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 27
177% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 40.9
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 24.5
41% 74.5 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 141%
Great: 243%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
576GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 148
Mixed 141
116% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.11
4K Write 2.21
4K Mixed 0.27
117% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 27
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 26.8
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 48.4
83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,470 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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