Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics19.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive88.9% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150624
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 27 '17 at 14:58
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
67.9% Good
Memory 77
1-Core 102
2-Core 171
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 318
8-Core 479
49% 398 Pts
64-Core 544
34% 544 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
19.1% Very poor
Lighting 24
Reflection 18.2
Parallax 21.7
20% 21.3 fps
MRender 26.7
Gravity 23.9
Splatting 18
18% 22.9 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 19.1%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Read 427
Write 336
Mixed 344
82% 369 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 73
4K Mixed 26.1
132% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 94.7
119% 214 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 126%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
62% Good
Read 123
Write 93.7
Mixed 98.2
79% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 0.22
4K Mixed 0.14
35% 0.25 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 62%
Great: 101%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
1TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86% Excellent
Read 176
Write 124
Mixed 115
103% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 2.64
4K Mixed 0.43
128% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 86%
Great: 85%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
492GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
49.1% Average
Read 92.8
Write 78.4
Mixed 89.9
66% 87 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.28
4K Mixed 0.16
64% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
50.2% Above average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 17.6
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 11.5
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 86.2
46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,469 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A-USB31

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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