Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics132% 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 Drive120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150127
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 15 '17 at 19:42
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 130
2-Core 254
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 657
71% 564 Pts
64-Core 628
39% 628 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 199
Parallax 178
153% 188 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 178
Splatting 121
115% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 402
Mixed 414
98% 442 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 52.1
196% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 117
145% 258 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 120%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.7% Below average
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 8.6
27% 9.53 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 10.9
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 60.1
66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,470 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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