Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '19 at 16:51
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 97.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 258 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 685 68% 557 Pts	64-Core 689 43% 689 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 151 Parallax 128 112% 139 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 135 Splatting 112 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 497 Write 250 Mixed 238 72% 329 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 39.1 131% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 221 190% 282 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 100%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 156 Write 165 Mixed 93.5 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 89%
SanDisk Cruzer 8GB 1,566 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 29 Write 3.7 Mixed 4.2 11% 12.3 MB/s	4K Read 8.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 31% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 8%
MXT-USB Storage Device 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 2TB free, PID 8816 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 10 Write 9.2 Mixed 9.8 12% 9.67 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 32% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 15%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB 1,804 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 8GB free, PID 005b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 23.5 Write 3 Mixed 5.5 10% 10.7 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 8%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 26GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 164 Write 59 Mixed 71.7 106% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.7 158% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 39%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 1TB 576 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 931GB free, PID 3940 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 107 108 108 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 105 Write 108 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 107 119% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 2,608 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 27.8 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 28.3 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 88%

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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 $90Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	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