Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	99.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150624
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '21 at 08:45
Run Duration	381 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (40^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 116 2-Core 237 81% 146 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 484 55% 432 Pts	64-Core 535 33% 535 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3656) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.4% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 114 Parallax 136 106% 126 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 103 Splatting 89.3 88% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 370GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 398 405 415 400 382 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 442 Mixed 405 SusWrite 390 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 49.4 167% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 293 236% 333 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 109GB free Firmware: MN6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 84 84 84 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 121 Write 114 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 83.4 70% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 902GB free Firmware: MN6OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 125 125 125 125 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 119 Write 116 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 124 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 85%
Toshiba HDWR11A 10TB 812 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 126GB free Firmware: 0603 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 112 118 117 118 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 116 Write 97.1 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 115 69% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 135%
External USB3.0 DISK04 2TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 400GB free, PID 0583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 75 74 74 74 23 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	129% Outstanding	Read 238 Write 222 Mixed 210 SusWrite 66.4 240% 184 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 25 4K Mixed 13.8 1,375% 17.9 MB/s	DQ Read 14.6 DQ Write 35.3 DQ Mixed 14.9 1,762% 21.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
External USB3.0 DISK00 6TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free, PID 0583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.4 3.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	25.7% Poor	Read 152 Write 141 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 1.4 99% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 63% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 64%
External USB3.0 DISK03 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 293GB free, PID 0583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 73 73 73 23 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	25.9% Poor	Read 56.4 Write 32.1 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 65.2 66% 49.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 63% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 51%
Mass Storage Device 256GB 163 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 205GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 16.6 Write 16.2 Mixed 14.7 SusWrite 16.7 22% 16.1 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 3.4 232% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 19%
External USB3.0 DISK01 6TB 528GB free, PID 0583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 0.9 0.4 0.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	23.7% Poor	Read 115 Write 111 Mixed 57.1 SusWrite 1.3 87% 71 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 115% 1.93 MB/s

External USB3.0 DISK02 6TB 3TB free, PID 0583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.5 3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.9% Below average	Read 188 Write 184 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 1.6 137% 113 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 165% 5.33 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 4x8GB 1,529 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.3% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14.4 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16.9 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 69%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM5B09 LG Ultra HD

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Gaming 42%

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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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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