Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	68.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '22 at 23:10
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 97.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 250 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 700 67% 555 Pts	64-Core 705 44% 705 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% EVGA(3842 2687) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1552 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 473.81 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 29% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 240GB-$200 7,034 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: R211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 113 121 132 115 126 MB/s Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	68.3% Good	Read 217 Write 200 Mixed 241 SusWrite 123 44% 195 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 35.9 141% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 110 108% 172 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 91%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 286GB free Firmware: P2CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 611 649 456 433 425 400 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 654 Write 714 Mixed 680 SusWrite 496 143% 636 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 69.6 237% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 759 DQ Write 590 DQ Mixed 703 518% 684 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 253%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 182 184 179 183 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 163 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 182 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 648GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 87 87 87 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 69.2 Write 70.1 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 86.6 53% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 76%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 557GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 78 77 68 74 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 63.6 Write 77.7 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 74.9 92% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 162 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 28.4 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 27.5 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 89%

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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	854x
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	128x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	81x

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	67x
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 $40	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