Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.2% 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	112% 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.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '21 at 16:33
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 119 2-Core 273 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 756 76% 618 Pts	64-Core 753 47% 753 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Lighting 72.2 Reflection 115 Parallax 70.4 59% 85.8 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 68.1 57% 69.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 mSATA 512GB SED 47 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT43D6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 455 460 472 476 468 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 441 Mixed 292 SusWrite 432 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 42.9 163% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 283 234% 335 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 117%
PNY ELITE 480GB 753 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 197GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 361 366 373 374 370 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 309 Write 236 Mixed 296 SusWrite 342 67% 296 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 46.8 4K Mixed 23 86% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 70.5 77% 129 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 69%
USB Flash Memory 16GB 2,810 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.2 4.2 5 4.6 4.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	7.3% Terrible	Read 33.5 Write 3.2 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 4.8 12% 12.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.3% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 26.5 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 27.3 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 87%

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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	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 $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 $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