Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics80.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive104% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150212
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 26 '20 at 21:41
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 86.9
1-Core 112
2-Core 208
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 588
61% 488 Pts
64-Core 589
36% 589 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
PNY(196E 11A0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.6% Excellent
Lighting 99.7
Reflection 109
Parallax 105
81% 104 fps
MRender 95.4
Gravity 95.9
Splatting 98.6
79% 96.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 1TB-$310
319GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 331 187 206 275 274 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 462
Mixed 336
SusWrite 285
88% 393 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 47.8
172% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 222
189% 279 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 104%
Great: 106%
Pcie SSD 256GB
85GB free
Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 665 395 296 295 295 295 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 662
Write 592
Mixed 631
SusWrite 374
127% 564 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 54.6
184% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 701
DQ Write 726
DQ Mixed 670
516% 699 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 138%
Great: 214%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NIGV78PEA 0215 CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 1325 NIGV78PEA 0215 CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.9% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.2
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 16.6
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 51%

 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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