Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33% 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	48.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	19.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150624
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '18 at 18:33
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 203 79% 135 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 527 56% 445 Pts	64-Core 528 33% 528 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% EVGA(3842 3688) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	33% Below average	Lighting 39.2 Reflection 36.4 Parallax 50.7 32% 42.1 fps	MRender 49.3 Gravity 47.3 Splatting 35.3 35% 43.9 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 38 33 38 41 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 297 Write 54.5 Mixed 93 SusWrite 39 26% 121 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 20.7 84% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 67.5 DQ Mixed 51.3 76% 150 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 85%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 438GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 395 407 429 383 364 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 401 Mixed 392 SusWrite 388 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 46.8 165% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 291 237% 338 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 123%
WD WD1200BEVT-00A23T0 120GB 312 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 20GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 13 13 13 19 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 45.5 Write 43.5 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 14.8 24% 32.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 34%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB-$59 15,217 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 13GB free Firmware: PB3OC60F SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 58 61 56 52 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	30% Poor	Read 52.8 Write 54.8 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 51.4 35% 47.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 42%
Seagate ST9250315ASG 250GB 334 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 76GB free Firmware: 0006APM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 61 60 59 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 73.7 Write 66.5 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 60.1 44% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 44%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 57GB free Firmware: 02.03E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 66 66 65 65 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 69.2 Write 71.5 Mixed 46.3 SusWrite 65.3 46% 63.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 55%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 32GB 1,723 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 26GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 13 14 16 16 16 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	7.83% Terrible	Read 23.5 Write 3.5 Mixed 12 SusWrite 14 16% 13.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.83% Great: 9%
Multiple Card Reader 8GB 1,430 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 1GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4.2 4.2 3.6 4.7 3.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	3.62% Terrible	Read 16.2 Write 2.5 Mixed 2 SusWrite 4.1 6% 6.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.62% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16G-D3-2400-MR 0821 16G-D3-2400-MR 0821 16G-D3-2133-MR 0821 16G-D3-2133-MR 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 1600, 1600, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	70.6% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 22.5 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 20.3 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 88%

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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	850x
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 $109Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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