Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.4% 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 Drive70.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 25 '16 at 18:56
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 78
1-Core 131
2-Core 240
83% 150 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 665
70% 559 Pts
64-Core 653
40% 653 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290
Gigabyte(1458 254C) 3GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 16.9.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
34.4% Below average
Lighting 44.8
Reflection 32.4
Parallax 55.2
36% 44.1 fps
MRender 30.8
Gravity 38.6
Splatting 40.3
30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 32%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 505ABBF1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 497
Write 114
Mixed 172
56% 261 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 18.9
127% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 34.6
61% 122 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 73%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$70
422GB free
Firmware: JP4OA39C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
60.6% Good
Read 105
Write 106
Mixed 99.3
78% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 1.15
4K Mixed 0.41
100% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 74%
WD My Book Essentials 1TB
814GB free, PID 1110
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
13.5% Very poor
Read 36.5
Write 35.2
Mixed 12.8
34% 28.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 0.13
4K Mixed 0.08
9% 0.19 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL10-10-10 D3-1866 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1319 CL10-10-10 D3-1866 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB
1867, 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.6% Below average
MC Read 11
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 9.8
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 11.5
SC Mixed 10.9
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 84.2
48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,491 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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