Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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.
Graphics149% 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.
Boot Drive111% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateNov 25 '20 at 04:34
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$209
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 93.8
1-Core 106
2-Core 210
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 574
58% 472 Pts
64-Core 586
36% 586 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB; nVidia RTX 3070 FE
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
149% Outstanding
Lighting 218
Reflection 206
Parallax 197
177% 207 fps
MRender 198
Gravity 154
Splatting 139
131% 164 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 149%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
287GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 258 266 265 260 255 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 447
Write 446
Mixed 383
SusWrite 292
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 55.2
190% 68.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 111%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 177 183 178 185 180 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 100
Write 77.3
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 181
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
59.8% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 19.9
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,471 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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