Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.3% 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	86.9% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '16 at 06:48
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 (89^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 115 2-Core 217 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 656 65% 530 Pts	64-Core 675 42% 675 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3081) CLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.12.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Lighting 69.8 Reflection 63.9 Parallax 84.8 57% 72.8 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 59.5 Splatting 83.4 58% 69 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 280GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1321 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 176 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 6 (AE) Unknown 100 100 62 (B4) Unknown 0 0 5557 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 60 171800002591 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 5818096465 (F7) Unknown 100 100 181955905 (F8) Unknown 100 100 76602094	86.9% Excellent	Read 511 Write 365 Mixed 361 91% 412 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 23.7 128% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 31 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 16.8 50% 101 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 105%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$84 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 779GB free Firmware: ST6OA3AA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 111 (03) Spinup time 122 122 38685442518 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3198 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 34 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 8484 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1607 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 3396 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 3396 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 219044315167 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2309	60.1% Good	Read 103 Write 107 Mixed 103 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.53 115% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 63%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 387GB free Firmware: 3.AAK Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 98 77 133047050 (03) Spinup time 93 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5319 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 14 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 666627792 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 25995 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1608 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 39 572522530 (C2) HDA temperature 34 61 60129542178 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 63 55 33216504 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	35.6% Below average	Read 58.1 Write 65.6 Mixed 54.8 45% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 0.39 99% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 43%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 66GB free Firmware: 3.AAK Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 102 79 181800372 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2774 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 289324237 (09) Power-on hours count 61 61 34222 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2270 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 50 538574880 (C2) HDA temperature 32 50 51539607584 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 62 54 41310926 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 26 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	33% Below average	Read 54.3 Write 60.2 Mixed 56.1 43% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.42 105% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 43%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 48GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 160 159 4983 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2236 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10317 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1324 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 352 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2234 (C2) HDA temperature 118 93 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 194 28 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 88 88 8784 (F1) Unknown 200 200 18944386840 (F2) Unknown 200 200 33085695142	55.1% Above average	Read 99.9 Write 91.8 Mixed 85.8 69% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 2.06 4K Mixed 0.38 102% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB 7,008 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 18.5 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 18.3 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 65%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A-USB31

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	851x
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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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