Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	46.3% 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	82% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	17.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '23 at 22:07
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 65.6 1-Core 82.5 2-Core 148 57% 98.7 Pts	4-Core 307 8-Core 298 41% 302 Pts	64-Core 327 20% 327 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.3% Average	Lighting 56.5 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 57.6 46% 59.8 fps	MRender 63.4 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 51.8 47% 57.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 152 164 152 160 162 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 411 Write 394 Mixed 333 SusWrite 176 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 60.4 4K Mixed 39.1 125% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 347 261% 349 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 124%
Adata SX850 256GB 659 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 190GB free Firmware: Q0518BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 225 306 246 241 276 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 415 Write 381 Mixed 352 SusWrite 260 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 62.1 4K Mixed 33.5 108% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 236 191% 266 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 126%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 285GB free Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 85 287 389 155 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 580 Write 525 Mixed 516 SusWrite 201 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 60.8 4K Mixed 45.9 149% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 566 DQ Write 460 DQ Mixed 315 290% 447 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 295%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 24GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	43.3% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 13 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 61%

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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: 0P 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	48	37	120	27"	1280 720	MSI3CA7 MSI G273

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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 $75Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16