Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	116% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '18 at 03:22
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 264 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 714 73% 590 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 367GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 304 301 293 292 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 490 Mixed 368 SusWrite 308 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 54.7 200% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 252 214% 314 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 108%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 106GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 127 126 126 126 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 434 Write 152 Mixed 190 SusWrite 127 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 42.7 181% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 115 103% 156 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 73%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$70 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 814GB free Firmware: JP4OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 127 126 126 128 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 127 Write 121 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 126 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 74%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$49 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 186 189 186 189 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 144 Mixed 76 SusWrite 186 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 96%
WD My Book Essentials 1TB 3,704 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 772GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 37 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 32 Write 29.3 Mixed 20 SusWrite 39.2 41% 30.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 12% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL10-10-10 D3-1866 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1319 CL10-10-10 D3-1866 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1867, 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.6 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 20.2 56% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 59%

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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	863x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	251x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	125x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	207x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	130x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	82x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	92x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	39x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	70x
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

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