Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	113% 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 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150427
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '18 at 22:20
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 682 71% 572 Pts	64-Core 692 43% 692 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6686) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 155 Parallax 145 124% 151 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 142 Splatting 113 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 274GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 262 242 232 222 212 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 421 Mixed 352 SusWrite 257 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 57.2 191% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 363 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 6TB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.4 8 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 91.2 Write 25 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 7.4 30% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 102%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 140 134 141 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 146 Write 137 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 139 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 178 181 173 180 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 100 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 178 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 4TB 470 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.4 7.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 92.7 Write 24.7 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 7.5 28% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 100%
WDC WD60 EZRZ-00GZ5B1 6TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 5.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 5.7 6.1 6.1 7.5 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 88.8 Write 24.3 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 9.5 42% 39.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 65%
ST6000DM 003-2CY186 6TB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 5.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 6.7 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 88.2 Write 25.3 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 6.7 40% 37.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 70%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 90 Write 24.7 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 0.1 37% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 62%
ST8000AS 0002-1NA17Z 8TB 115 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0 0 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	Read 85.8 Write 24.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 0 36% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.8 216% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 2,501 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	60.1% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.1 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 20 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 62%

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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	857x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	248x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	125x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	207x
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	91x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16