Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	44.4% 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	61.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150127
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '19 at 13:57
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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 below expectations (2^nd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Memory 82.1 1-Core 56.7 2-Core 81.3 49% 73.4 Pts	4-Core 132 8-Core 174 20% 153 Pts	64-Core 144 9% 144 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 1972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.4% Average	Lighting 50.7 Reflection 52.2 Parallax 59.7 41% 54.2 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 62.1 Splatting 54.9 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603A SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 119 134 113 131 99 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 254 Write 209 Mixed 230 SusWrite 118 46% 203 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 74.9 4K Mixed 32.6 120% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 141 112% 156 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 159 159 143 149 152 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 90.9 Write 144 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 153 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 105% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 51GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 112 113 114 113 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 174 Write 157 Mixed 113 SusWrite 113 103% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 3,028 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	29.8% Poor	MC Read 8.1 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 7.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 3.9 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 6.5 18% 6.13 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 79%

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

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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 $300	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 $40	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